When my brothers John and
Pete were little kids they would fight about almost anything, and one
fight they had was about how to pronounce
the word “rag.” John, the older of the two, pronounced
it “rag” and Pete, the youngest, pronounced it “reg.” John,
simply by reason of his age, felt himself to be clearly in the right
and his little brother in the wrong.
Well, they’re both in their
40’s now and love each other
dearly. Recently John wrote a fun little tune about that whole rag/reg
thing. You can download
that song here and enjoy it on your own computer
or MP3 player. It's less than two minutes long.
You’ll notice how delighted John feels about being right and
about his brother being wrong.
- Do you think his feeling is an unusual
one?
- How do you think feelings like this affect Philosophical discussions?
