Re: PKs and Apologies

["Max B. Sawicky" <maxsaw@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks, though 'clarification' rather than
apology would have been sufficient.

I wonder about peoples' negative scenarios
regarding the remark that bothered you.
Billy Bob Sixpack, former fornicator and
drunkard, cleans up his act, appears at
his family dinner table, swears devotion
to Jesus Christ and family values, says
"I am now the head of this family," and
does .  .  . what exactly?

How does the totality of his new conduct
makes the family worse off than previously?

It reminds me of the Muslims turning
hardened criminals into religious
zealots, though the PK process would
seem to be less extreme at the front end,
at least.  On balance, you'd have to say
we're all better off as a result, though the
blessings are mixed.

mbs



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