Empty ad hominem attacks are all those locked in a cell of cognitive dissonance ever have to offer to the conversation. Calling others "Retarded" as you have here is a simple self-defense mechanism called projection. You are projecting what you hate about yourself on others to avoid damaging your own ego.
"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all argument, and which cannot fail to keep man in everlasting ignorance. That principle is condemnation before investigation."
Edmund Spencer
On Jan 1, 2019 Patrick Wolfe wrote:
What a grand way to start the new year! Whenever I encounter an offering from Parker Palmer, I know I'm in for a treat. I love the Mary Oliver quotation as well as the words that precede it. Thank you.