[MD] Social level for humans only

[MarshaV]

On Aug 23, 2010, at 12:19 PM, John Carl wrote:

> Marsha,
> 
> On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 11:48 AM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> His right to expound fully on a topic was curtailed with the
>> threat of being booted.
>> 
>> 
> Threats only posses the power we give them with our fears.  I'm not going to
> obviate Bo that way.
> 
> Furthermore, his right to expound fully on his favorite topic has not been
> curtailed.  He can pop up in my or yours or anyone's in-box at any time.  In
> practical terms, all that happened is that Horse has prevented more of Bo's
> SOL from appearing in future archives.
> 
> I see a parallel here with Phaedrus's explanation of what "accreditation"
> meant to his student that wanted to post the National Guard to keep it from
> being lost. The paper that led to the whole Church of Reason thesis.
> 
> There is here, there, lots of places, an official recognition that people
> seem to need to structure their participation.  A way of orienting
> themselves.  But do they really?  Stanford seems to do fine, without
> accreditation.

Of course, John, not like your orientation towards some absolute 
something or other???  Huh?


Marsha 


> 
> I wish Bodvar well.  I like him and hope he returns some day with a fresh
> perspective and presentation.  If he so chooses, I'm sure Horse would not
> object.

 
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