[nfb-talk] Fw: Implanted chip allows blind people to detect objects'

[David Andrews]

Everybody, disagreement is fine -- but let's not make it personal!

David Andrews, Moderator

At 03:25 PM 11/4/2010, you wrote:
>Actually, I did expect that answer. That's why I said I was giving 
>you an opportunity to not be a self-righteous, judgmental SOB. I 
>didn't actually expect you to take it.
>
>Saying I'd like my sight back does not say anything about me feeling 
>inferiour except in terms of being able to see. Your logic makes no 
>more sense than saying I must feel inferiour to Brett Favre because 
>I'd like to be able to throw a football 60 yards or saying I must 
>feel inferiour to Tiger Woods because I would like to be able to hit 
>a golfball 400 yards. When the founding fathers said all men are 
>created equal, they didn't mean physically.
>
>Anyway, you've just insulted me and all the other people on this 
>list who think it would be pretty cool to get their sight back -- 
>which I've got to figure is probably around 90%. The truth is that 
>you owe all of us an apology (not that I ever expect to see it). But 
>the fact is that you don't know what you're talking about. I'm going 
>to try to put this as delicately as possible... You are really in no 
>position to judge how well others are adjusting to being blind.  Its 
>not like you're exactly King of the World yourself.
>
>So if you really want to talk about adjusting to being blind, we can 
>do that. But I don't think you really want to go there, do you Ray?
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Foret Jr" <rforetjr at att.net>
>To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 2:09 PM
>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Fw: Implanted chip 'allowsblindpeopleto detectobjects'
>
>
>>Well, John, obviously, you want it; and therefore, I conclude that 
>>you are not as well adjusted to your blindness as you really ought 
>>to be.  Since you wanted a frank answer, there you go.  Perhaps, 
>>however, you didn't expect it to be so direct.  Any person who has 
>>not, for what ever reason, well adjusted to their blindness will or 
>>might feel that something is lacking; and, therefore, will welcome 
>>the chip to cause them to see.  In my situation, however, sight 
>>would really not fix anything.  We tend to see ourselves as others 
>>see us; and, this means, whether we like it or not, that if people 
>>generally think a blind person can't do anything, (and if that 
>>blind person not well adjusted to blindness only sarounds himself 
>>with people who think as he does), then, of course, he's going to 
>>believe the same about himself.  the very fact that anyone whom so 
>>ever could want such a chip is a reflection of a lack of proper 
>>knowledge about blindness; and, to be frank, an acceptance of the 
>>eronious belief that we blind are inferior.
>>Sincerely,
>>The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!

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