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While I agree with both the general premise and the specific plea, I am not aware of many societies where children choose their names, or their religions (thoug
by blacksmith_tb 12y ago
While I agree with both the general premise and the specific plea, I am not aware of many societies where children choose their names, or their religions (though at least those, like their political views, don't figure prominently in most childhoods).
- jonahx 12y agoreligion features prominently in many childhoods.
- rantanplan 12y agoI've only seen such societies in documentaries(e.g. some distant(to me) native tribe etc) And while we're at it, naming has a sound logic behind it. After all you have to refer to that person :) But even so, there are some (not so exceptional) cases where naming could become a form of borderline abuse. In greek, almost all names mean something. Either the names are words derrived from a specific notion, or they are combined to produce a new one. Imagine what fun this is, when the parents are derranged and the child is constantly bullied(for his name) from pre-school years through high-school and beyond. EDIT: syntax/typo