Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id PAA22006 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Tue, 12 Dec 2000 15:26:52 GMT Subject: Re: Self-defense Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 08:53:20 -0500 x-sender: wsmith1@camail2.harvard.edu x-mailer: Claris Emailer 2.0v3, Claritas Est Veritas From: "Wade T.Smith" <wade_smith@harvard.edu> To: "memetics list" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Message-ID: <20001212135211.AAA29963@camailp.harvard.edu@[128.103.125.215]> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
On 12/12/00 05:45, Robin Faichney said this-
>All those I've found willing to defend the self
>make it very obvious, in their emotional tone, that they feel they're
>defending themselves.
I'm quite willing to defend the idea of the self without getting
personally involved, in the same way I'm willing to defend the idea of
evolution without getting pissed off that dogs and I have a lot in
common....
The self is the way we've happened, that's all.
To me, the personal investment is more on the side of those who defend
the 'not-self'. They are the ones who want to disinvest the human of his
origins and command him to some divine distinction.
- Wade
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