[MD] subject/object: pragmatism

[David M]

Hi Arlo

Thanks for the 'u' that's so polite.
If only we could all be that lovely.
When are you running for president?

Thanks
David M

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ARLO J BENSINGER JR" <ajb102 at psu.edu>
To: <moq_discuss at moqtalk.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 4:56 PM
Subject: Re: [MD] subject/object: pragmatism


> [Krimel]
> "Think of how dumb the average guy is and remember that half of the people
> are dumber than him." I mostly object to theologies and political view 
> that
> elevate ignorance to a virtue.
>
> [Arlo]
> The irony is that the same people who seek hierarchies of superiority in 
> every
> other facet of life, try to create a flat "no one is dumber or smarter 
> than
> anyone else" when it comes to understanding complex fields like philosophy 
> and
> physics. And frankly, I don't find the discrepancy among the population to 
> be
> one of innate ability, as to a sad combination of the failure to educate
> compounded by, as you eloquently call it, the cultural impetus of the day 
> that
> elevates ignorance to a virtue.
>
> On a humourous (the "u" is for the Brits among us) note, lest we forget 
> how
> "informed" many in the general population are, check out this clip from 
> the
> sadly telling " Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader...
>
> http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/29/video-is-europe-a-country/
>
> Jeff does not ask her who she voted for in the last election, but my money 
> is
> on Bush ;-)
>
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