Re: virus: Original Sin (was: Truth) <---- irony, no?
Robin Faichney (robin@faichney.demon.co.uk)
Mon, 30 Mar 1998 08:40:10 +0100
FallAwake writes
>In a message dated 98-03-29 13:03:52 EST, you write:
>
><< "Good" traditionally means just "doing what you're told", while "bad" is
> just doing what you're told not to, or not doing what you're told. >>
>
>the great hypocrisy of teachers and other authorities (or at least my english
>teachers) is that they teach us to speak out against injustices while they
>continue to demand that you do as youre told. "why?" is such a dificult
>question to answer.
Where a person lacks the knowledge to make their own judgements,
sometimes they have to do as they're told, for their own sake. This is
clearly the case for children, and generally in learning situations.
But there's a difference between someone saying "do as I tell you until
you learn what you need to know", and their saying "all you'll ever need
to know is doing this is good and doing that is bad".
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Robin Faichney
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