right but if you gave the death of your 92 year old ill father a 10 what would you give your (real) daughter's death? I think Gene is trying to say that everything is relative, not just that people rate things differently.
--- In [email protected], "Daria Akers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I wasn't compairing it to my daughter. I understand that people rate > things differently. > > On 9/26/06, Ellen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It was a 3.7, by the way. Not all deaths are equal on the scale of > > "bad things that can happen in life" or whatever Gene called it. Your > > daughter's death was a 10 I'm sure, but a the death of a 92 year old > > man who has been at death's door basically at least since 2002 when > > Gene wrote the 1st article is not. When it gets to the point of being > > surprised the person is still alive it tends to go down on the scale > > of "bad things that can happen in life." If it is totally expected > > and he's suffering, etc. 3.7 sounds about right. I think the scale is > > sort of an "expectedness" scale. Wasn't it something like 1 was > > stubbing your toe and 10 was death by a tree falling on you or > > something like that? > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
