--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sincerity has to do with the motivation for the behavior. If one is > doing the flattery out of desire to gain favor rather than because > he/she believes what they are saying, than they are not sincere. If > they DO believe what they are saying, then they are sincere, and by > the first definition above, they're not a toady. > > Of course, feel free to squirm some more if you like.
Lawson, you're falling into the same simplistic, either/or, black-and-white trap that Judy is. It is NOT an "either/or" situation. There is NO CONFLICT between believing the flattery one is spouting and wanting to gain favor for spouting it. You'd just like to believe that there is. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
