Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id OAA10837 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-bounces@mmu.ac.uk); Wed, 26 Sep 2001 14:42:32 +0100 Message-ID: <003701c144ce$fdc54440$0d03bed4@default> From: "Kenneth Van Oost" <Kenneth.Van.Oost@village.uunet.be> To: "memetics" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Subject: Re: Dawkins was right all along Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 09:57:30 +0200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: fmb-bounces@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
----- Original Message -----
From: Kenneth Van Oost <Kenneth.Van.Oost@village.uunet.be>
To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk>
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 10:22 PM
Subject: Re: Dawkins was right all along
>
> ----- 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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