Have to prepare for an upcoming debate.please help.Note:its Experiences AREN'T lessons of life.
2007-02-27 04:45:17 · 6 answers · asked by sameeha 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
You can't argue for something that's wrong =]
Let me guess, you were assigned to argue from that point by your teacher and now you're stuck making an argument for something completely false? I feel sorry for the state of education.
The only way to argue that now is to say you can learn lessons from other people's experiences and advice.
2007-02-27 04:50:06 · answer #1 · answered by brian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Experiences are not lessons of life they are lessons in life there is a big difference between of and in........ Life is what we make it lessons of life are birth, marriage, death that sort of thing. raising a child , caring for an elderly parent and getting a divorce are all lessons in life.... Child birth is a great experience that most women and men go through the lesson of life . only a mother knows the pain and joy of giving birth. Raising a child takes an army from parents , grandparents, teachers, doctors friends and family they all give you lessons in life on how to raise a child. if you see the difference you should have no problem preparing and/or winning the debate.
2007-02-27 04:57:34 · answer #2 · answered by c0mplicated_s0ul 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is true that experiences help one in solving a problem or getting out of some awkward position ,but ,experiences are not always the lessons of life. For example if by chance a boy falls into a well/deep hole and is rescued by the police/army, can not use this experience in future and venture to jump into the well again. Similarly, having achieved success in saving life of others in accidents/fire/ war etc. does not provide him a certificate of an expert in such activities or guarantee that he will be able to save himself from such disasters in future.
2007-03-02 17:24:32 · answer #3 · answered by sb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life is not a teacher. You can learn something from bird's flight, but it does not mean that it was a lesson. People give different meanings to things which were not meant in any way - but it's question of their fantasy, not reality. Only religious people believe that life has a predetermined sense - but from scientific point of view life directs itself to survive and reproduce.
2007-02-27 04:57:33 · answer #4 · answered by zuska m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This statement is part of the victorian ages at least in germany. "not for life but for school we learn" was the paradigm then. it helps this society back then to focus on the general wellbeing of the nation. strict obediance is to be trained when young people are planned to be sent in various wars without knowing why. a self planned, self responisble life was not the aim. nowerdays we claim the contrairy. experiences arent failures that show us we are not good enough to fit the society, but help us to grow. growth was never an issue back then. build your argumentation on that historic fact. today its not valid anymore.
2007-02-27 04:56:35 · answer #5 · answered by schnatterbiss 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gaining experience r not just enough. The lesson that u learn from the experience matters.
Best wishes ! :-)
2007-02-27 05:03:21 · answer #6 · answered by Smile- conquers the world 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋