If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and will not listen to them when they discipline him, his father and mother shall take hold of him and bring him to the elders at the gate of the town. They shall say to the elders, 'This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey us. He is a profligate and a drunkard.' Then all the men of his town shall stone him to death...
Blows and wounds cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the inmost being.
The rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
Deuteronomy 5:9
"for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me."
Deuteronomy 24:16
"Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin."
Nuclear william flew
A similar process is under way in Britain. The Government believes that carbon capture and storage will be a cheaper way to control emissions than solar, wind, wave or nuclear technologies. Thus market forces encourage Britain to develop new techniques to burn coal, while Germany helps to wean the world off fossil fuels altogether. In terms of long-term potential, I would place my bet on the German approach. I lean across the counter and address the doctor sitting straight in front of me. He is my age, could easily be an acquaintance. He doesn’t look up. Instead, continuing to stare straight at his computer, he points at the other people standing around him. Without my being prissy, he was unbelievably rude. Speaking loudly now, I finally command someone’s attention. They tell me they haven’t a clue where the property might be. If it isn’t there, it isn’t there. I give up. This is just one story. I’ve had many hospital visits in the past two years, and with more than one friend. The medical care is good — or at least I think it is, how would I know? — once you can get someone to pay attention. But it’s hard to get people to accept that they are in charge, to tell the patient what’s wrong, to communicate about future treatment. Everyone is much more concerned about ensuring that a visitor doesn’t use a mobile phone and doesn’t turn up at the wrong time than they are to provide any information. The rudeness isn’t confined to visitors.
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