tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759819.post5549978428296961970..comments2023-05-04T02:55:40.566-07:00Comments on Eds autism page: Autism TouristEdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354784098768688627noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759819.post-58570541685665276732008-01-17T12:21:00.000-08:002008-01-17T12:21:00.000-08:00It is interesting how a word like that can make it...It is interesting how a word like that can make its way into our regular vocabulary and become almost second nature to so many people when it implies something that has a way of devaluing human life.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08354784098768688627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759819.post-62993518352286282552008-01-16T15:45:00.000-08:002008-01-16T15:45:00.000-08:00I just looked up the derivation of 'invalid' in my...I just looked up the derivation of 'invalid' in my Dictionary of Word Origins, and the word does indeed reflect a negation of validity:<BR/><BR/>Something that is <I>valid</I> is etymologically 'strong,' and hence, 'effective.' The word comes via French <I>valide</I> from Latin <I>validus</I> 'strong, effective,' which was derived from the verb <I>valere</I> 'be strong' (source also of English <I>valiant, valour, value</I>, etc. The negative form <I>invalid</I> also goes back to Latin, but its specific application to infirm people, differentiated with a distinct pronunciation, was introduced from French in the 17th century.abfhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01228622726560993968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759819.post-84121600858335663772008-01-15T09:08:00.000-08:002008-01-15T09:08:00.000-08:00Hi Suzanne,Your approach to tourism makes alot of ...Hi Suzanne,<BR/>Your approach to tourism makes alot of sense. Why people miss out on that I don't know.<BR/><BR/>I probably didn't use the terms Valid vs. invalid in the best way that people could understand my point. My point was that too often people are seen this way. <BR/><BR/>The terms were used in a movie called Gatica.<BR/>In the movie they were describing how vality of human life and poulation control should not be enforced by the likes of eugenics and such. <BR/><BR/>However they seemed to be advocating for encouraging a social darwinism or "the strongest survive" approach which biggest problem as an alternative is that there are societal views of validity vs. not valid that people need to recognise as not serving us either.<BR/><BR/>Everyone (NO exceptions)has something to offer and it is our obligation to choose to honor humanity in this way as well as our responsibility to continue our species this way so that we recognise and appreciate who people are and what their contibution is..Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08354784098768688627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759819.post-138803479481005472008-01-15T07:36:00.000-08:002008-01-15T07:36:00.000-08:00Interesting as ever, Ed. I never thought about inv...Interesting as ever, Ed. I never thought about invalids being in-valid, meaning the rest are the Valids. <BR/>and as far as the tourist I am, I was never one to see the sights of places I went as much as to try to meet the people, and more or less, just try to live in the place I'm visiting. People often asked me what sights I saw, and seemed to think my trips were wasted if I did not go to the proper places.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732095611947394379noreply@blogger.com