I believe they can too. But they have to know it WAS a mistake first.
To be blunt, pain of all forms is an excellent teacher. It's life's way of saying "stop doing that!" The pain of having your film marked down or failing for not being coherently put together, i.e. who got the God in the peanut butter, is a good way to teach them. Better than them spouting off some conservative nonsense in the face of someone with less self-control who will punch them right in the face.
And I make 18 my cut-off for people learning a bit about thinking. After all, at that point they can vote and legally kill for their country. People continue to learn for their entire life, but in the end, you learn great lessons from sticking your foot in your proverbial mouth and someone hitting your kneecap ;)
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Date: 2007-09-05 10:51 pm (UTC)To be blunt, pain of all forms is an excellent teacher. It's life's way of saying "stop doing that!" The pain of having your film marked down or failing for not being coherently put together, i.e. who got the God in the peanut butter, is a good way to teach them. Better than them spouting off some conservative nonsense in the face of someone with less self-control who will punch them right in the face.
And I make 18 my cut-off for people learning a bit about thinking. After all, at that point they can vote and legally kill for their country. People continue to learn for their entire life, but in the end, you learn great lessons from sticking your foot in your proverbial mouth and someone hitting your kneecap ;)