If metta and goodwill are the only things that matter, should we bother to discuss race, identity or IQ?
On 11 Sep 2015 09:10, "James Bonilla" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thank you for a very warm introduction --- and the fascinating discussion > that followed. > > I'm afraid I don't have the time to respond to each and every question. I > will do so when I free up. Time is in very short supply right now. > > - James B., 007 > > P.S. I don't know what to make of some of the comments (e.g. the "Double O > Seven" and the 007" comment). I will wait for a clarification from whoever > made those comments. > > On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 8:38 PM, James Bonilla <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Yes, metta is goodwill. Goodwill is metta. > > > > Metta, goodwill, these are the only things that matter. Everything else is > > quite pointless. > > > > - JB 007 > > > > On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 11:23 PM, Venkat Mangudi - Silk < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Almost forgot, > >> > >> P. P. S: I think Eugen Leitl is a great guy and seriously jealous of him > >> for a bunch of reasons. > >> On Sep 10, 2015 11:51 AM, "Venkat Mangudi - Silk" < [email protected] > >> > > >> wrote: > >> > >> > Welcome to Silk, James. > >> > > >> > P.S: I hate top posting. > >> > P.P.S: I hate responding to a long email thread with one sentence and > >> top > >> > posting. > >> > :) > >> > On Sep 10, 2015 9:33 AM > >> >> to block? Is there an absolute number (i.e., there will always be 3-4 > >> >> pests irrespective of number), or does this tend to be proportionate to > >> >> the > >> >> number of members in the group? Logically, it should be directly > >> >> proportionate to the number of people in the group, but I can see a > >> >> counter-intuitive argument for inversely proportionate. > >> >> > >> >> I am a bit confused about the philosophy what > >> >> Voltaire > >> >> summed up so succinctly. I am not as familiar with Buddhist doctrin very little. > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > As a quick reminder, the most important rule of silklist is > >> "Assume > >> >> > > goodwill". This means that you expect the listmembers to be acting > >> in > >> >> > good > >> >> > > faith as a default position, in the absence of other evidence. > >> >> > > > >> >> > > I'd encourage you to keep that in mind. Also, keep silklist > >> >> discussions > >> >> > on > >> >> > > silklist, please. > >> >> > > > >> >> > > Udhay > >> >> > > > >> >> > > >> >> > I have seen all too ofte > >> blocked > >> >> > them. Following that idea to its logical conclusion, I think I should > >> >> > publish a list of people I shall plan to block. Before I even made > >> the > >> >> > first post on this List, I went through some of the earlier > >> discussions. > >> >> > > >> >> > Based on this, I have decided that I am going to block the following > >> >> > people. This list seems to generally have goodwill, so perhaps, that > >> is > >> >> why > >> >> > I don't have to block a lot of people. To all these people I am > >> >> > blocking/filtering out, I will simply say that there is no reason to > >> >> assume > >> >> > that one is going to be compatible on the Internet with everyone,
