Comments on: Computers Have SAVED the Art of Conversation http://www.whitakeronline.org/blog/2007/05/31/computers-have-saved-the-art-of-conversation/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:20:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Alan http://www.whitakeronline.org/blog/2007/05/31/computers-have-saved-the-art-of-conversation/comment-page-1/#comment-38703 Alan Fri, 01 Jun 2007 08:20:13 +0000 http://whitakeronline.org/blog/2007/05/31/computers-have-saved-the-art-of-conversation/#comment-38703 Very little creative thought goes into todays conversations. The majority today, never learned to think independently, they were stifled early in life buy their elders who put them down for stepping out of line, the elders may have called them stupid. Kind of sad, if these older folks had listened to the 3 year old they may have learned something, creative thinking is scarce, who would have ever thought it is most common in 3 year olds. Bob is one smart cookie. Very little creative thought goes into todays conversations. The majority today, never learned to think independently, they were stifled early in life buy their elders who put them down for stepping out of line, the elders may have called them stupid. Kind of sad, if these older folks had listened to the 3 year old they may have learned something, creative thinking is scarce, who would have ever thought it is most common in 3 year olds. Bob is one smart cookie.

]]> By: shari http://www.whitakeronline.org/blog/2007/05/31/computers-have-saved-the-art-of-conversation/comment-page-1/#comment-38687 shari Thu, 31 May 2007 17:03:35 +0000 http://whitakeronline.org/blog/2007/05/31/computers-have-saved-the-art-of-conversation/#comment-38687 I guess that you could say that there is an awful lot of chatter and very little conversation. Sad, as it really would be nice be around flesh and blood people, and feel part of the conversation. I think it has every connction with the lack of truth in our society and the lies that so many assume are true. Elizabeth, I'm sorry to hear of your news. I will pray for you. I guess that you could say that there is an awful lot of chatter and very little conversation. Sad, as it really would be nice be around flesh and blood people, and feel part of the conversation. I think it has every connction with the lack of truth in our society and the lies that so many assume are true.

Elizabeth, I’m sorry to hear of your news. I will pray for you.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.whitakeronline.org/blog/2007/05/31/computers-have-saved-the-art-of-conversation/comment-page-1/#comment-38686 Elizabeth Thu, 31 May 2007 15:14:42 +0000 http://whitakeronline.org/blog/2007/05/31/computers-have-saved-the-art-of-conversation/#comment-38686 Well said. I find this frustrating, too, especially when I am trying to communicate something important to someone who thinks he or she is more important than I. I *listen*. I have learned the hard way to ask people if they have said what they have just said to me: I have occasionally been reduced to tears because I took something someone told me and ran with it only to get "But I meant ________!" If I *listen* to you, I expect you to *listen* to me. To me, *listening* can literally be a matter of life and death because I have survived two bouts with cancer and hope to survive the recurrence which was found in December. Well said. I find this frustrating, too, especially when I am trying to communicate something important to someone who thinks he or she is more important than I.

I *listen*. I have learned the hard way to ask people if they have said what they have just said to me: I have occasionally been reduced to tears because I took something someone told me and ran with it only to get “But I meant ________!”

If I *listen* to you, I expect you to *listen* to me. To me, *listening* can literally be a matter of life and death because I have survived two bouts with cancer and hope to survive the recurrence which was found in December.

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