[MD] Selfishness a Buddhist idea?

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting Khaled Alkotob <khaledsa at juno.com>:

> SA
> 
> thanks
> 
> Having a dialog with Platt is like and Abbot and costello routine.
> 
> He can't seem to be able to think is abstract terms or answer
> hypothetical questions.
> 
> Earlier I asked the following
> 
> > > And the question becomes: Would you rather live in a country  where
> > > democracy rules and people get elected, yet the elected officials are
> ineffective ( We
> > > have seen that the last 10 years, yeah I know you can vote them  out
> of
> > > office) or have a ruler for life that is good, listens to the people
> and is just and fair?
>  
>  And that's platt's answer.
> 
> [Platt]
> > Who would you nominate to be such a ruler if indeed you want to be 
> ruled?
 
> I did not say find me a ruler for life, I simply asked a hypothetical
> question.
> 
> He will repeat the rhetoric we have been hearing from Tony Snow, Condi
> Rice and so on.
> "Can't answer a hypothetical question"
> 
> It's simply an exercise in reason

And you cannot answer a question whether hypothetical or not. 

Platt




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