{"id":4590,"date":"2015-04-12T09:21:38","date_gmt":"2015-04-12T13:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/intramuralist.com\/?p=4590"},"modified":"2015-04-12T09:24:57","modified_gmt":"2015-04-12T13:24:57","slug":"salty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intramuralist.com\/?p=4590","title":{"rendered":"salty"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"EnF7DhHROS8OMEp2pCkx_Dufer<\/a>Is it true that it only takes a little bit of salt?<\/p>\n

A pinch of salt… taking it with a grain of salt… a little bit of salt will do…<\/em><\/p>\n

And is it true that it only takes an iota of salt to make things salty? Is an entire batch affected by the tiny bit?<\/p>\n

I\u2019m wondering today if society is straddling into dangerous territory, beginning to incorrectly apply the salty analogy. I\u2019m wondering if we ever make questionable — often wrongful — \u201centire batch\u201d conclusions. For example…<\/p>\n

If a \u201ctiny bit\u201d of men act stupidly, does that mean women are smarter than men?<\/em><\/p>\n

If a \u201ctiny bit\u201d of Christians misapply biblical truth, does that mean all Christians reflect God poorly? <\/em><\/p>\n

If a \u201ctiny bit\u201d of Muslims conduct murderous acts, does that make all Muslims evil? <\/em><\/p>\n

If a \u201ctiny bit\u201d of white officers shoot a black man, does that make all police officers racist? <\/em><\/p>\n

If a \u201ctiny bit\u201d of offenders are innocent, does that make all offenders incorrectly charged?<\/em><\/p>\n

If a “tiny bit” of protestors act violently, does that make all protesters violent?<\/em><\/p>\n

If a \u201ctiny bit\u201d of politicians have been proven to be dishonest, does that mean all legislators lie through their teeth?<\/em><\/p>\n

If a \u201ctiny bit\u201d of gun owners act irresponsibly with their guns, does that make all 2nd Amendment appreciators unworthy to keep and bear arms? <\/em><\/p>\n

If a \u201ctiny bit\u201d of persons who oppose gay marriage are disrespectful in the articulation of their opinion, does that mean all who oppose gay marriage are disrespectful? <\/em><\/p>\n

If a \u201ctiny bit\u201d of activists believe intimidation is justifiable, does that make all activists bullies? <\/em><\/p>\n

If a \u201ctiny bit\u201d of television shows are non-fiction, does that mean all \u201creality shows\u201d depict real life?<\/em><\/p>\n

And if a \u201ctiny bit\u201d of one demographic group is bigoted, does that make them all bigoted?<\/em><\/p>\n

Friends, I\u2019m wondering where we\u2019ve made wrongful conclusions about an \u201centire batch\u201d because of our emotional reaction to a \u201ctiny bit.\u201d Where have we gone too far? Where have we weighted an instance or incident too much? Where does our logic fail to hold up — as we\u2019ve (hopefully)<\/em> humbly made some potentially wrongful conclusions?<\/p>\n

Truthfully, I understand the mistake, as the \u201ctiny bit\u201d can be an actual, awful thing. But one or two or even 17 actual, awful things don\u2019t dictate the flavor of an entire batch.<\/p>\n

Respectfully…<\/p>\n

AR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Is it true that it only takes a little bit of salt? A pinch of salt… taking it with a grain of salt… a little bit of salt will do… And is it true that it only takes an iota of salt to make things salty? Is an entire batch affected by the tiny bit? … <\/p>\n

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