From: Jon Gilbert (jjj@io.com)
Date: Fri 22 Nov 2002 - 09:10:33 GMT
>You're talking attitude engineering and self-programmed control;
>Richard Brodie is deeply into this, and he has some good points to
>make - my only problem with his position is that he seems to value
>comforting lies over unsettling truths, and I would rather be a Socrates
>unsatisfied than a satisfied newage white-light fluffybunny (not that I am
>imputing either of those positions to you). For me, on a deeper level,
>knowing is more important than feeling good, if they must come into
>conflict.
Yes, I think the deep pleasure of knowledge and the Socratic
examination is really the Good, rather than "feeling good" on an
ephemeral level. I agree that it's never a 100% smooth cruise. But
right now I have slept 9 hours out of the past 102 hours, and I don't
know what that's doing to my memes, but it isn't very pretty.
>I heartily recommend the following site to you; it is maintained by those
>who have rejected the more violently virulent memes that can be
>constructed from the material that Islam provides.
>http://www.secularislam.org/
Thanks.
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