Ring Counting Calculus

There’s a cross section of a giant sequoia in front of the Visitors Center in Yosemite Valley. If you study the rings and create a calculus based on your ring counting that guides you in how you live your life, that is your business. If you befriend me simply because you want to convince me that your ring counting calculus is correct, then I’m likely to think you’re a jerk. If you attempt to get laws passed that restrict my basic freedoms and tell others I’m a lowly, unworthy person based on your ring counting calculus, I’m likely to think you’re a dangerous jerk.