RE: BBC doing online/phone debate on Lomborg

[Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLBD/BGM/SVM/SGM]

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> Van: Darryl Shannon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Verzonden: Geen
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> Onderwerp: BBC doing online/phone debate on Lomborg

> You have essentially immunized yourself from accountability.  You feel
> you have no need to listen to criticism from intellectually dishonest
> people--like people who disagree with you.  You have declared that no
> one of good will could have an opinion contrary to yours.  Therefore
> people like John cannot be right, or even mistaken, but must be evil. 
> And therefore, you feel obligated to hate and despise them.  
> 
> But this is causing you severe emotional distress since at some level
> you realize that people like John are not really evil.  And that your
> childish actions are wrong.  Although your logic tells you that this
> is so important that you must treat anyone who disagrees with you as
> evil, you know that behavior like this is unacceptable.  You cannot
> continue to interact with people you believe are evil, yet at some
> level you know they really aren't evil.

Wow. When did *you* become a psychiatrist?


> Claiming that misguided people are evil is not the behavior of someone
> who wants to be part of civilization.

And you think Kristin doesn't want to be part of civilisation? Then why
those IAAMOAC license plates she had?


> If you continue with this belief you are eventually going to support
> and condone evil actions yourself...all in the name of the greater
> good, of course.  You will end up like the extremists from David Brin's
> Earth who decide to exterminate humanity, or Ted Kascinzsky sending
> bombs in the mail to scientists.  All in the name of the greater good.
> People who believe their opponents cannot be acting in good faith are
> capable of any sort of crime.

Sheesh, Darryl, could you calm down, please? I know you disagree with
Kristin, and I admit her posts sometimes are rants, but you are going too
far when you say that just because she has such strong feelings about this,
she'll end up committing acts of terrorism...

I mean, John Giorgis has very strong feelings about how wonderful capitalism
is, but I don't think he'll start killing people who disagree with him. I
have some very strong negative feelings about the politics of countries like
the US or Israel, but that doesn't mean I'll start blowing up American or
Israeli citizens (or their embassies, or whatever).


Jeroen

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