Meditation should be compulsory for all citizen of post-industrialized societies.

Dear sir con, I applaud your ability to react. You have raised some interesting points. Firstly, as the simplifier that I am, I will now chronologically narrate the points you attempted to raise in your text against my argument and rebut when appropriate. You attempted to save face. You never understood my argument. You demonstrated this by talking around and misinterpreting a fairly straight-forward vernacular which was presented to you, and now you offer an explanation which seems very "he said, she said". You further attempted to save face. As I said, I never wanted to enter the debate you wished to coax about law and civil liberties. I speak from my knowledge based on the country I have been raised. In my country we have delegations and directorates, these are powers given to government agencies or organisation to implement bi-laws, these allow more issues to be dealt with on the local level. Within Education, there are set compulsory subjects of maths, English, science, health and religion. Within all subjects are units and within the subject of health, meditation can be added to the unit of mental health. I recognize my mistake was being vague, I assumed this system of education was more-or-less universal. Also saying i wished to "scape-goat" is another attempt at you trying to save face as you attempt to justify your argument not holding any water. Throughout your text you appear to be trying to assert intellectual dominance likened to you attempting to save and bolster your fragile ego, from and against, a realization of its inadequacy at another"s expense, it is a very dark portrait you are painting for your self. One self which cannot accept its limitations or triumph over its insecurities and seeks to lessen the esteem of whom it feels is smaller than, or threatened by. The dark night of the soul is quantifiable by observation. Beware of this in your future. Due to your pedantic episode of defining words that did not need defining, I poured a coffee, took a seat, lit a cigarette and was faced with an interlude of neurosis, swinging back and fourth loosing all control over my anchor into reality, pondering my own meager existence. I kicked my cat. I asked the cat, "Should I be allowed to live let alone reproduce my self if i can"t even distinguish between the correct usage of synonyms?", Then I realized that i had no cat and the realization dawned on me that the cat was an apparition of my self. Compulsory may not be the most suitable of words, although it is still completely comprehensible when taken into context. Also, pardon my rudimentary structuring and tongue as I do not place too much importance on things which offer me very little gratification. I"d rather have sex with my girlfriend who speaks five languages and screams for god in a variety of expressions every single time. See i"m a gamer too. Your argument is based on rewording my argument to interpret the way you wish others to perceive it. You also went through a long process of attacking my debating competence along with my intellect whilst endeavoring to make yours seem infallible. Good luck with that. Bibliography Diagram illustrating a thicker grey area in the brain after meditation over a period of time. https://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu... --- Cullen. L, T,"Scientists find that meditation not only reduces stress but also reshapes the brain", http://psyphz.psych.wisc.edu... Nagourney. E, "Effects: When Mindful Awareness Goes to Your Head", New York Times., Nov 22, 2005. http://www.nytimes.com... Shapiro. L, S, Ph.D., & Walsh, R, M.D., Ph.D. "An analysis of recent meditation research and suggestions for future directions". The Humanistic Psychologist., Volume 31, Issue 2-3, 2003, pages 86-114 http://www.tandfonline.com...