[MD] a-theism and atheism

[ADRIE KINTZIGER]

Exactly!  But "a place like this" is not exactly it's own private world, is
it.  All these words end up in searchable archives, where academic enemies
or students or peers or judges can find them and use them against you.  Thus
there is a very real danger to those who have an academic reputation to
uphold - for in the end, any academic success is going to be undermined or
fostered by the bad or good reputation.  Which is really, unfair and also a
good illustration of why "it's harder for a rich man to enter the kingdom of
heaven".---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Entering the kingdom of Quality, is probably a better option,and
Mr Buchanan is already there.
If there is somebody around here who doesn't need to worry about
his abilities and possibilities, his sharpness and briljance, the power of
his pen
The power of his understanding and insights , i think DMB is the natural
candidate.

DMB writes and thinks in mintquality, and it is not a question if he will be
published, the question is only when.
This man will be an author,...and i can hardly wait to read him,i will be
among the first in line to ask him for a signed version.
I will ask him nicely..

And for the archives, when i'm reading Dave, i can read Confusius, Pirsig,
Hemingway, William James,..Yu,along with Buchanan himself,he is mastering
the
secrets of the words,...he is mastering science and art at the same time.

He is already recognised by Mr Pirsig himself.

greetz, Adrie

2010/11/26 John Carl <ridgecoyote at gmail.com>

> dave,
>
> A response has been rattling around in my head the last few days.  A social
> response and an intellectual one.  As usual, they are at odds with one
> another.
>
>
> dmb says:
> > Wow. That's surprising and even a bit impressive. It's courageous to take
> > responsibility and correct to say it's unfair to do otherwise.
> >
>
> My social response is gratitude over some affirmation for a change, so
> thanks for that.  My intellectual response however, is disagreement with
> your projection.  It doesn't take courage for me to correct myself anymore
> than it takes courage for a poor man to risk all his capital.  Since I have
> no real "social capital", it costs me nothing to risk what I don't have.
> The fact that you see it as courageous, illustrates to me exactly the
> problems I perceive with the way concerns over reputation that the academy
> engenders, has a tendency to elicit intellectual "immoral behavior".
>
>
>
>
> > Plus we really don't want social concerns to have any real power in a
> place
> > like this. That would be a form of corruption because it's supposed to be
> > all about the intellectual quality.
>
>
>
> Exactly!  But "a place like this" is not exactly it's own private world, is
> it.  All these words end up in searchable archives, where academic enemies
> or students or peers or judges can find them and use them against you.
>  Thus
> there is a very real danger to those who have an academic reputation to
> uphold - for in the end, any academic success is going to be undermined or
> fostered by the bad or good reputation.  Which is really, unfair and also a
> good illustration of why "it's harder for a rich man to enter the kingdom
> of
> heaven".
>
>
>
> > Not that it's wrong to make friends of course, but that shouldn't be a
> > factor in deciding which ideas are accepted or not. So don't buy into it.
> >
> >
> Well, obviously, I don't.  I've got my own defense mechanisms firmly in
> place.  Nobody can lower the status of a man who takes up the mantle of
> "poor white trash".  :-)
>
> Happy Holidays, dave,  looking forward to more intellectual wrangling,
> hopefully with a bit more social gentlemanliness in future.
>
> John
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