[MD] epistemological first musings and poetry's recognition

[Louise Pryor]

On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 9:48 AM, John Carl <ridgecoyote at gmail.com> wrote:

>  I assert the natural (biological) values as being the most
> worthy of study and emulation so this "lower level" is actually the highest
> in my deep ecology book.  Also, the writings of Taoism point to nature as
> the most worthy path and the fiddling with intellect as unnecessary
> distraction.


How much time do you spend, then, "fiddling with intellect" as opposed to
out in nature? What's the weather like today?


 death is not evil.


Where did death originate, in your "worldview"? Is it good? Death, itself,
may not BE evil, but it certainly originates from evil.


>  all beliefs are faith-based


True enough.


>
> marital infidelity is often the highest quality response to a bad
> situation.



No. That is a really stupid thing to say. Marital infidelity may be one
response to a bad situation, but it is never "the highest quality response
to a bad situation". Give the class an example, please, of marital
infidelity often being "the highest quality response"...

Lu