This award has been on my mind for some time, and this blog posting by my friend Darwin Catholic clearly calls for action
The Logeyed Roman's "Logectomy" award will be given to individuals who display the kind of self-criticism which embodies the fundamental principal of the Forest and Mote blog: That humble and full self-criticism is an absolute prerequiste of being able to effectively criticize others. It establishes one's credibility, of course; but most fundamentally it keeps one humble; it keeps the eye clear so that we can see to remove the mote in our neighbor's eye.
A good example of conduct which will NOT merit a Logectomy Award is President Obama's "I screwed up" remarks about his naive, irresponsible and foolish appointment choices. Our President, alas, was manifestly being both a lawyer AND a politician (what a combination) doing damage control rather than trying to come totally clean and make sure he fully acknowledges and admits his own fault.
Perhaps I'll design some kind of virtual trophy or something in the future. If so, Darwin will certainly get the first one.
Meanwhile, I declare Darwin Catholic to be the very first recipient of the Official Forest and Mote Logectomy Award!
--Logeyed Roman
The Logeyed Roman's "Logectomy" award will be given to individuals who display the kind of self-criticism which embodies the fundamental principal of the Forest and Mote blog: That humble and full self-criticism is an absolute prerequiste of being able to effectively criticize others. It establishes one's credibility, of course; but most fundamentally it keeps one humble; it keeps the eye clear so that we can see to remove the mote in our neighbor's eye.
A good example of conduct which will NOT merit a Logectomy Award is President Obama's "I screwed up" remarks about his naive, irresponsible and foolish appointment choices. Our President, alas, was manifestly being both a lawyer AND a politician (what a combination) doing damage control rather than trying to come totally clean and make sure he fully acknowledges and admits his own fault.
Perhaps I'll design some kind of virtual trophy or something in the future. If so, Darwin will certainly get the first one.
Meanwhile, I declare Darwin Catholic to be the very first recipient of the Official Forest and Mote Logectomy Award!
--Logeyed Roman
posted by LogEyed Roman at 10:52 PM
1 Comments:
I'm a little intimidated by the term "logectomy", but I guess the important thing is getting it out of one's eye...
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