On Sun, 7 Oct 2001, Paul Brandon wrote:

> >Jim, an early good morning.  Can't sleep. What answer is so written in
> >stone, so infallible, that it is not subject to questioning, to
> >examination, to reconsideration by ourselves of ourselves and by others?
> >The dynamic of our disciplines is that of constant questioning, constant
> >curiosity, constant investigation, constant experimentation, constant
> >discovery.  The stagnancy of "It has always been done this way," is
> >anathma to that process of learning and growing we all hold so dear.
> 
> Questioning is a means; answers are the goal.
> Some, at least, seem to imply the contrary.

The answers are always subject to questioning.  So, the questions go on.
That is, once again, the essence of being educated, is it not:  to
question the answers?



Make it a good day.

                                                       --Louis--


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