Re: Dawkins was right all along

From: Kenneth Van Oost (Kenneth.Van.Oost@village.uunet.be)
Date: Sat Sep 22 2001 - 21:22:16 BST

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    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Robin Faichney <robin@ii01.org>
    To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk>
    Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 10:59 AM
    Subject: Re: Dawkins was right all along

    > On Fri, Sep 21, 2001 at 02:55:26PM -0400, Scott Chase wrote:
    > >
    > > I thought objectivity
    > > entailed not taking a normative stance on what you study or at least
    > > approaching what you study in a more balanced manner.
    >
    > Of course! But you don't need to study what you already know is all
    > wrong!
    >
    > It's very like the common response to terrorism: you don't study bad
    > things, you eliminate them!

    Hi Robin,

    Can 't agree on that, though !!
    But I suppose what you wrote was sarcastic !?
    If not, let me remind you of the fact that by eliminating bad things, like
    terrorism, you are creating an ' absolute ' world !!
    Nietzsche said, that conflict must be !!

    Terrorism keeps the balance straight., it is like what Lawrence said,
    those attacks were not pointless, they had their reasons, now we are
    facing the consequences, we need results and finally it will prove to be
    a cornerstone of a better world.
    Without it, you will draw the world to its far extreme ends of ' absolute-
    ness ' ( the American- way) and that is no good thing for both sides.

    Regards,

    Kenneth

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