-Caveat Lector- Sorry, I hit the wrong button. I should have hit the Paste button first. It was supposed to say: But I think I sound much more like a Jesuit. At least that's what people tell me. A rabbi can wear you down with his logic as well as Jesuit, but when a Jesuit sees that it is going to take a long time, he cuts to the chase. To a rabbi, the logic itself is a thing of beauty, a gift from G-d, and worth the time it takes just for that reason alone. A Jesuit, on the other hand, wants to convince you of the error of your ways and move on to the next guy. They keep score differently. The rabbi counts how many points he scored in the debate. The Jesuit counts how many people he convinced. It's a whole different system. People mistake one for the other because both are so methodical. But their goals differ, and goals define behavior far more than does style. I had an English prof once who was an ex Jesuit. He taught me a lot about language. It's no more about structure and meaning than a house is about bricks and mortar. If you can understand that, he said, and you�re willing to study and practice, you might just learn how to talk. The other thing to know is that it's not plagiarism if you steal from more than three places. Everyone steals. They have to. Almost everything has already been thought of and said. A new idea comes along once or twice in a century. Most are never passed on. So make use of what you can learn from others, he said, from me especially, because I'm really good at it; I learned how from the best. Besides, he pointed out the first day, we'd already paid him and money doesn't grow on trees. My old prof had very good reasons for quitting the order (besides wanting a family), upon which he expounded quite frequently. There are some serious flaws in Jesuit logic, he taught us, but there is no point whatsoever in trying to explain it to them in any language but their own. This, as he impressed upon us frequently, is far, far easier said than done. On the other hand, it's worth knowing how to do because once you've climbed a couple of mountains, even the steepest hill fails to intimidate you. If you can't think, you can't talk. If you can't talk, you can't be understood, even by yourself. I can talk a blue streak. I understand myself perfectly. What I don't understand is why some people fail to also understand me. I'm clear. I'm logical. I tell only the truth. Yet some people hear me say one thing and other people hear me say something different. What's the problem? Are they stupid, or am I doing something wrong? I don�t want to sound like a rabbi or a Jesuit. I�m trying to be as plain spoken as possible, so as to reach the broadest audience. Maybe I need to dumb it down more. What do y�all think? I'm open to suggestions. <A HREF!ttp://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ���CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ������������������������rchives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF!ttp://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF!ttp:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ������������������������o subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
