[MD] Doug Renselle & Language

[John Carl]

> John:
> I see cynicism as disillusioned idealism.  There's some expectation
> raised, and when it's not met we automatically retreat into a childish fit
> of pique saying - It's not fair, or even - there's no such thing as fair,
> it's all just random chance.
>
> [Krimel]
> You are projecting your fear here. Chance is the ultimate arbiter of
> fairness. That's why we flip coins to decide who kicks and who receives.
>
>

John:  Well if the home team always won the toss, I think the visitors would
grumble a bit about it being unfair.  So there must be some expectation of
fairness beyond mere chance - it's not the ultimate arbiter.  The ultimate
arbiter of fairness is the joint expectation of the players of the game.



> A pessimist is an optimist with experience. Buddhists become free of fear
> by
> lowering their expectations, Christians by surrender to the unknowable will
> of God. It's all just responses to uncertainty.
>

"And if the Son sets ye free, then ye are free indeed."



> [Krimel]
> I have no interest in killing intellectual patterns.
>
> I love to watch them breed.
>
> If I were interested in killing them, it would be for their pelts which I
> would sew together into a cape and fly away.
>
>
John:

I guess I agree.  Not about the fanciful flying, but killing ALL
intellectual patterns sounds like an overzealous response to the
biodiversity of intellect.  A reductionist approach indeed!

Kill the weak and unfit intellectual patterns, and let the good ones
survive.

 Natural selection rules!