Tao Gaede's discourse pertaining to the broad topics of philosophy and manhood

Having a philosophical discussion in a relationship signifies the trust between the participating members in that relationship.  When I present my opinion to someone on something; and, evoke a topic of suspected common interest, I hope that the other person will accept each with respect.  A philosopher is someone who has managed to place themself in relationships with people who will listen to their thoughts and ideas, and who will reciprocate by conveying what they too have thought about.  Any discussion offers all members involved the chance to assimilate new ideas, and connect them to their own previously conceived ideas.  This gives them a greater and richer perspective.  But with these definitions in mind, questions naturally arise, like:  Why doesn't everyone appreciate a philosophical discussion?  Some people seem almost afraid to discuss anything provocative.  Have they taken political correctness too far?  I've seen close friends flinch when the topic of trans genders in modern society comes up, in private conversations even.  What are they worried about?  They know they can tell me anything, I won't betray them, I never have.

I would actually argue that deep down, everyone appreciates the benefits of having a philosophical discussion.  Some people just haven't experienced what it's like to talk to someone whom they can trust to respect whatever they throw at them.  I'm making assumptions here, but maybe these people had parents who would criticise any idea they had as a child, which trained them to keep their creative thoughts inside.  I suppose it's no surprise then, that there are people who choose not to participate in philosophical discussions.

The cause of the problem concerning political correctness is probably similar to the previous; our society has people training themselves to ignore certain aspects of it.  And when these "elephant in the room" parts of our society are brought into light, people get scared and try to ignore them because they don't know what else to do.

There you have it folks, people just need to get raised better as children and live in better societies.  In the mean time however, I'm going to go to bed now and think of all the wonderful ways I could have ended this entry while somehow working in the topic of manhood.