Hi Ian/David H/SA Funny how there is so much education yet so little about how to evaluate different beliefs and arguments. Most people get confused and give up. For me, nothing beats a good grounding in philosophy or intellectual history. But it is not easy to find any good education in these. I wonder why?
David M ----- Original Message ----- From: "ian glendinning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 3:02 PM Subject: Re: [MD] Heads or tails? > Hi SA, David (H) > > I agree with that take .... The "fleetfootedness" of MoQ (it's DQ) is > the very basis of its own learning and evolution. The number of thing > that are known and fixed are surely very few. > > This quote is applicable in so many walks of life, not just > philosophical discussions > "People are unable to tell the difference between someone who has > really thought about beforehand the answers to the questions they're > asking, and someone who just refuses to think about the questions > they're asking, because both answer with as much assuredness as the > other." > > No substitute for debate and dialogue to solve that ... but I agree > about having done enough of that previously with Ham. > > Ian > 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.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > 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.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
