the stories we tell ourselves so we can sleep at night...

[thalassa]

I love how all the commenters on http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/...&ocid=iehpthis story missed the point of it...diffusion of responsibility and the stories we tell ourselves to justify our beliefs and actions, indeed.

Thank you America, for validating my opinion that while many people can read, they sure as heck can't comprehend what they are reading, much less interpret it and apply it further.

[B. de Corbin]

Re: the stories we tell ourselves so we can sleep at night...

All the stories tell us something, but they all tell us something different...

People pick the stories they want to believe, then quit thinking.

[monsno_leedra]

Re: the stories we tell ourselves so we can sleep at night...

Have to say just because we read the same story in no way implies we will come away with the same conclusions. I recall from my psychology and sociology classes the story about Kitty and her murder and the truth it bred of holler fire vice hollering for help to get people to come out of their apartments. Main thing I recall was the apathetic nature that seemed to be inferred by a lack of action and response by those who heard her cries. Yet I also recall the very fouled nature of the story and conflicting facts regarding it as reported versus what was also coming out in other publications.

[ThePaganMafia]

Re: the stories we tell ourselves so we can sleep at night...

It is acceptable that different people reach different conclusions when they read something but that comment section is so off base.It immediately devolves into partisan nonsense-things that have nothing to do with the subject matter.

[DragonsFriend]

Re: the stories we tell ourselves so we can sleep at night...

No matter who teaches what and in what depth, no two students will learn the same thing. Some are close and some are disconnected but the only true meaning of any set of facts is the individual's belief.