Hi Dilip, In Std XI logic, one is told not to argue against a person, but against his/her arguments. You're arguing not just against me, but what you perceive to be my position!
Saligao-Net doesn't have an "editor". All non-defamatory points of view which are on-topic (Saligao-related) go through. There is no editing of posts. Here's something for you to also ponder about in terms of (it's easier to target those who are less influential, I'd think... Specially since you talk about "develop minds that question, analyse and formulate answers"): http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/comment-the-two-faces-of-mr-modi/article6553304.ece# https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPIangM_ZlY&width=560&height=315 Btw, do you have a clue about the kind of books the Saligao Institute had (thanks mainly to donations from Bombay, if not mistaken) in the 1970s and thereabout? Did you borrow from there? Rgds, FN Where is the club library which you're talking about? Currently none exists... On 1 November 2014 19:23, dilip dacruz <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Editor. > All I ever seem to obtain when I try to stimulate conversation is an > editorial wet blanket. > I take no blame for this sites lapses into suspended animation - I do my > bit, be it Modi or Library books, to generate conversations. But our > boundaries have been set too close and even though many others have said > so, we continue to stifle free expression and thought. > > I know I give the impression of being a sh*t-stirrer, and I must admit I > do enjoy creating ripples of logic that cause the theist boat occasionally > to rock. But there's more to it than that. I want our youth, wherever they > might be, to develop minds that question, analyse and formulate answers. > That's why the thought of a Club Library only populated with Enid Blyton > and Biblical type books worries me a lot. And that's why I'm throwing in a > few books of Science. I hope others will contribute with books for children > that elucidate Chemistry, Physics and Biology in terms of real life (not > exams). > > When they read things on this site like "God created clean air" I hope > they will ask the question: "Was the air really that clean when Earth first > came to be?" They will then go on to discover that our atmosphere has > always and will always be in a state of flux. > They might then go on to ask "If HE did create clean air , surely he > created plastic bags and pollute air too?" Their beautiful unpolluted minds > will then wonder at how we are to allocate only certain aspects of creation > to creation..... > > No, Editor, my choice of book is not bait but necessity in the face of > aggressive creationism, as is often seen on this site. The freeing of a > child's mind is indeed a great gift. > > And the authors you have chosen will I hope sit proudly next to mine > (you're donating too, aren't you?) but I shan't be reading one of the > authors you mentioned. Not after I read his speech to the Catholic Society > of Exorcists (!!!!) in Rome. I have met these charlatans before. They need > to be put in gaol for exploiting the weaknesses of mentally ill people and > their families on a grand scale in India, Brazil, and other places. If they > tried their nonsense with schizophrenia etc in the UK or Canada or the US > etc etc, they'd be doing time. > > More submissions please? Hope I was polite with that one. Phew! > -- -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe email [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
