Nick, Daughter Diane says, "No. Either "calore" (singular) or "caloribus" (plural). You probably want singular."
Sorry, Frank Frank Wimberly Phone (505) 670-9918 On Sep 14, 2017 9:11 AM, "Nick Thompson" <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Marcus, Owen > > > > Allow me to heckle, if you will. Marcus, your post exemplifies a theory > of human nature which is summarized by the motto, *in caloris veritas. *It > is the idea that we speak the truth when we speak in the heat of the > moment. Trump is a wonderful demonstration of the weakness of this theory: > he always speaks impulsively, but never manages to speak the truth about > anything. I think it’s equally plausible to assert that we come closest to > the truth of any matter when we speak with the keenest awareness of the > social consequences of what we are saying. > > > > Hey Frank; did I get the Latin right? > > > > Nick > > > > Nicholas S. Thompson > > Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology > > Clark University > > http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ > > > > *From:* Friam [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Marcus > Daniels > *Sent:* Thursday, September 14, 2017 12:21 AM > *To:* Complexity Coffee Group <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] The World Turned Upside Down (and what to do about > it) > > > > Owen, > > > > On several occasions over the years, I have been advised by `neural third > parties' that the content of my writing can be edgy, but that in person I'm > "Not that way" or "He's fine." Now, some people think that in-person > interactions are more representative of a person's character. That if we > just get in front of one another and _see_ the others' feelings, all > conflict will be resolved. No. I would suggest Roberts' (Friedman, and > other popular writers) preoccupation with civility is mistaken. Civility > may keep people from killing each other, temporarily, but it certainly > isn't informative. It is just the application of social skill, and this is > not the same thing as listening, thinking, or being honest in debate. It > is a weak facilitator. The problem with the current situation is that one > side is just dishonest. In the ternary world of politics, the `don't care' > folks are in the crossfire, and that is appropriate. > > > > Marcus > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Friam <[email protected]> on behalf of Owen Densmore < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 13, 2017 9:04:42 PM > *To:* Complexity Coffee Group > *Subject:* [FRIAM] The World Turned Upside Down (and what to do about it) > > > > Medium, my current outlet of choice, has an interesting "story" (Medium > deals in Stories, not Tech nor Politics nor ...). It echos a lot of what > we've been dealing with. > > > > https://medium.com/@russroberts/the-world-turned- > upside-down-and-what-to-do-about-it-2dc27d1cf5f5 > > > > Somewhat dark, but awfully close to home. > > > > -- Owen > > > > ============================================================ > 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-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove >
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