virus: Faith vs. Reason

David McFadzean (morpheus@lucifer.com)
Sat, 6 Mar 1999 15:46:19 -0700

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From: Reed Konsler <konsler@ascat.harvard.edu> Date: Saturday, March 06, 1999 2:25 PM

>>I am quite willing to be convinced but you have to play by the rules.
>>Are you game?
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>Of course, but as you know the game is all about making the rules.
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>Maybe you can answer the question that Jake is avoiding:
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>What is the purpose of reason?

Reason is a disciplined way of thinking, its purpose is to create a useful model of the world aka knowledge.

Rule #1: All players in the game must be willing to change their mind. Agreed?