--- In [email protected], "Richard J. Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I do not deny you your belief that the sages of old > > > whom you revere had everything sussed out. It's just > > > that I prefer to believe that they were ordinary > > > human beings trying to figure things out, just as > > > we are. Their scribblings are no more definitive > > > than our own. Mystery remains intact. > > > > Curtis wrote: > > The whole post was excellent but this paragraph > > really stands out. > > > > Being absolutely sure about how the world works > > is a powerful seductive drug. > > > You're absolutely sure about this.
For some people, yes. I was one of them for many years. So how did this formulaic challenge advance the discussion Richard? Challenging the epistemologically disastrous move of being absolutely sure of things like the relationship between people's actions and natural disasters, does not mean that I don't have an opinion on the matter. It just means that my post wont end with: "You don't buy that, fine, but life will continue to operate on that basis regardless of anybody's recognition or not." > > > I am just really glad I got that needle out of > > my arm. >
