Dad ignored me.

If there are things that would change your mind and you know that they would change your mind about your behavior, ? how can it be rational to disregard them?

Well, if it really was true then that if only we faced the facts about our mortality that we would live life rather differently, ? how could it be reasonable for us to disregard those facts?

Perhaps this openness of American fiction gives readers and publishers an excuse to ignore the need for translated texts.

I could express my thoughts, opinions and ideas without it being criticized or ignored.