[MarineHawk]

Originally Posted by h2co-pilot

Gawd, you guys are serious dorks sometimes.

But yes, as some of you said it's good to question- just don't be a paranoid retard.

I think of paranoid retardation as the willingness and ability to be responsible and accountable for our own circumstances and actions in life, and the ability to differentiate our responsibilities from those of others. This is distinct from blaming others and seeing ourselves primarily as the victim of other's behavior, or from maintaining a sense that we are somehow responsible for the happiness and well-being of all those around us. Paranoid retardation arises from a stance of strength and competence; it does not include pronouncements of blame, shame, guilt, or moral inferiority/superiority, as all these are judgments added to the basic condition of responsibility.