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I got to thinking the other day after someone opened a door (with a clear glass pane) which then whacked me in the head. as I stood on the other side.
The person involved said "sorry, it was an accident". I then thought later:
No I won't accept your apology because to me it was not an accident.
It was imprudence and a lack of attention.
I always thought an accident by definition was something unavoidable i.e act of god (for all the believers out there). I found this definition in a 1913 Websters:
\Ac"ci*dent\, n. [F. accident, fr. L. accidens,
-dentis, p. pr. of accidere to happen; ad + cadere to fall.
See {Cadence}, {Case}.]
1. Literally, a befalling; an event that takes place without
one's foresight or expectation; an undesigned, sudden, and
unexpected event; chance; contingency; often, an
undesigned and unforeseen occurrence of an afflictive or
unfortunate character; a casualty; a mishap; as, to die by
an accident.
So my point is: what is an accident?? and in similar situations to the one I described above, should an apology be accepted?
I tend to think no, and castigate the person involved for not looking first, if they had, the incident would have been avoided.
Insurance companies and many others have very different definitions of the word "accident". It seem to to me that we often say "sorry" and assign the blame to "an accident" rather than taking responsibility for our actions and admitting a lack of due care and attention.
So, is an accident by definition avoidable or unavoidable.
The person involved said "sorry, it was an accident". I then thought later:
No I won't accept your apology because to me it was not an accident.
It was imprudence and a lack of attention.
I always thought an accident by definition was something unavoidable i.e act of god (for all the believers out there). I found this definition in a 1913 Websters:
\Ac"ci*dent\, n. [F. accident, fr. L. accidens,
-dentis, p. pr. of accidere to happen; ad + cadere to fall.
See {Cadence}, {Case}.]
1. Literally, a befalling; an event that takes place without
one's foresight or expectation; an undesigned, sudden, and
unexpected event; chance; contingency; often, an
undesigned and unforeseen occurrence of an afflictive or
unfortunate character; a casualty; a mishap; as, to die by
an accident.
So my point is: what is an accident?? and in similar situations to the one I described above, should an apology be accepted?
I tend to think no, and castigate the person involved for not looking first, if they had, the incident would have been avoided.
Insurance companies and many others have very different definitions of the word "accident". It seem to to me that we often say "sorry" and assign the blame to "an accident" rather than taking responsibility for our actions and admitting a lack of due care and attention.
So, is an accident by definition avoidable or unavoidable.