Marsha the evasive,
> > > The first question is: > > > > Have you Marsha, ever considered the GOOD effects of > > overcoming religious thinking in your intellectual development? > > Consider? Do you mean systematically, like reading the Great Books? > No, I've never formally considered my intellectual development. > > Me neither. I bought a set at a yard sale. Cheap. And often thought about reading them. That's what I call intellectual development, thinking about thinking about thinking. > > > The second is related: > > > > Whether or not the passing on of this pattern to our children is > "giving > > them the answer" without letting them work it out for themselves and thus > a > > sort of intellectual crippling with unforseen results? > > "The social values are right only if the individual values are right. > The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and > head and hands, and then work outward from there. Other > people can talk about how to expand the destiny of mankind. > I just want to talk about how to fix a motorcycle. I think that what > I have to say has more lasting value." > (ZMM, Chapter 25) > > well obviously the author talked about a lot more than merely fixing motorcycles. I'd say for starters he's talking about talking about fixing motorcycles in the passage quoted. If he'd really just "wanted" to talk about motorcycles then he'd have done so exclusively. And all those confused book store clerks and librarians who stocked ZAMM on the auto maintenance sections wouldn't have been so far off. But you know all that. You're just being evasive. You're fully aware that the motorcycle under discussion is the motorcycle known as your intellectual self. > > > > I admit its a tricky question but no psychological manipulation is > > intended. > > Maybe you think I'll be more, um, um, receptive? > > That was my ploy. I see it won't work. > > > Just a simply enquiry into social and intellectual values, is all. > > > > Love, > > Am I suppose to be able to resist love? > > Where there's life there's choice. Where there's choice there's hope. Where there's hope there's love. So no, I guess you weren't. But please feel free. Nobody ever accused me of confusing my is and my ought! And now I'll leave you alone from my pesky questions before you have to say "fuck your questions!" Admiringly, John Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
