I don't know you Glen. Do you have a heart? Is "idealism" rational?
On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 7:55 PM, Nick Thompson <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks, glen, > > I have this odd notion that if nation is to survive, people are obligated > to argue. Like most values, this one doesn't fit well with reality. > > Nick > > Nicholas S. Thompson > Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology > Clark University > http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Friam [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of glen > Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 5:56 PM > To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] right vs left > > On 01/11/2014 04:41 PM, Nick Thompson wrote: > > Neither you nor Marcus seem to have much enthusiasm for this argument, > and I think every body else is bored cross-eyed by it, and I am not sure I > understand it, and all my attempts to clarify it are treated as > nit-picking, so ... > > Nit picking is not pejorative. If there were no nit-picking, there'd be > no science, no space travel, no legislation, ... nothing. Hell, even > picking actual nits out of your neighbor's fur is helpful. > > > Let's just say you won and drop it. I am really happy with that > resolution. > > > > Agreed? > > No. I don't treat forfeits as if they're victories. But I'm happy to > abort the attempt at rational discussion. As I tried to make clear, I > don't actually believe the aphorism, anyway ... which is why my enthusiasm > for defending it may seem lacking. That aphorism "He who has the gold > rules" is as idealistic and silly as any other over simplification. That > libertarians might like it better than the other one: > > "Conservatives get upset when somebody gets something they didn't earn; > Liberals get upset when somebody doesn't get something they did earn." > > Just means that libertarians are fond of over-simplification. > > -- > =><= glen e. p. ropella > Sign my release from this planet's erosion > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > -- Merle Lefkoff, Ph.D. President, Center for Emergent Diplomacy Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA [email protected] mobile: (303) 859-5609 skype: merlelefkoff
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