Are you TRYING to be offensive? Coz to date, that is all you have succeeded in. What is being referred to is the RIGHT to hold an opinion contrary to the common flow. Most great inventions were made by just such people. The herd rarely invents anything and falls for everything. Id rather be an independent thinker yelling 'the emperor has new clothes' than part of the crowd applauding the fraud.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ricardo Aráoz Sent: Sunday, 28 March 2010 7:19 AM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [OT] Island succumbs to rising oceans Virgil Bierschwale wrote: > yeah and what happens is you get people that are scared to push the > envelope for fear of being shunned, which prohibits ingenuity, which > Americans were known for. > > > On 3/27/2010 1:49 PM, Michael Madigan wrote: > >> Its like than in any profession, I'm afraid. >> >> 1. You can't even discuss intelligent design or you'll be blackballed >> >> 2. You can't even question man-made global warming, or you'll be blackballed >> >> 3. You can't even discuss alternative medicine in some circles without being ridiculed. >> >> 4. You can't discuss Cold Fusion without being ridiculed (not the development language) >> >> 5. You can't explore the possibility of extra terrestrials >> >> 6. You can't be open-minded about great apes in North America >> >> 7. You can't believe in life after death >> >> No, you've got it all wrong. It's not that you get blackballed, it's that people get to see your thought processes and nobody likes to associate with morons. [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
