>Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 17:07:05 -0700
>From: "David McFadzean" <dmcfadzean@earthlink.net>
>Subject: Re: virus: Coy? Coy?!
>
>- -----Original Message-----
>From: Reed Konsler <konsler@ascat.harvard.edu>
>Date: Thursday, February 18, 1999 10:44 AM
>
>>David, I think you're playing Devil's advocate with me. I don't
>>understand how you can describe Richard recent posts, or mine,
>>as "coy and evasisve". We have both been direct, conscientious,
>>and clear
>
>Sorry, I should have been clear I was not talking about you. As for
>Richard, have you read his messages? I can only assume you
>have not, since he pretty much implicitly conceded the point
>when he replied to the charge of being coy and evasive with a
>zen story (which I enjoyed and am still mining for meaning).
He's a human being with a life outside of the cyber-realm. It was the best he could do with the resources he had to devote to the question. Just becuase he has a deeper understanding than you are (I caveat: APPARENTLY) expressing, that doesn't mean he is perfect or infinitely resourceful. Is this a stamina game? Does the toughest most macho debater win the round? Why don't we arm wressle instead? Or shoot each other with rifles?
>I do have such a friend, and feel no need to disabuse them
>of their beliefs.
Cool.
>Yes, I have attended religious weddings.
Was it fun?
>Actually I tend to overanalyze sermons, looking for logical
>inconsistencies, etc. but I usually do that in order to stay awake :-)
I spend my time trying to make them make sense, not trying to show how they don't. You might try it sometime. It also keeps one awake, and it's a little less petty than picking the wings off a fly.
>>If you could do these things, then we are in the same place. But
>>many of the people here cannot do these things. <Reason> will
>>not let them share themeselves with anyone.
>
>I'm not sure why you say that about reason. Isn't being reasonable
>acting in a manner that is logically consistent with one's goals?
Fiat.
Goals change, thus reason is inconsistent over time.
Your move.
Reed
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