And at this point, this part of the conversation should move to B or stop completely.
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Edmund Storms<stor...@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > How do you know this? What aspect of his behavior to you find normal? Of > course everyone has quarks. The issue is the degree and consistency of these > characteristics. In addition, I'm using this word as a catchall. Insanity > has many characteristics too numerous to discuss here. My point is only that > Grok does not show normal behavior in that his reality cannot be changed by > rational discussion and he shows an addiction to a very characteristic > pattern of behavior. While more information is needed to discover if he is > physically harmful to himself and others, the usual concern, his harm in the > circumstance we experienced is obvious. Of course, he might just be a jerk > who likes to cause trouble. Even if this is true, I would rather treat him > as if he were insane, which simplifies dealing with him. > > Ed > > On Jun 16, 2009, at 10:22 AM, Harry Veeder wrote: > >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Edmund Storms <stor...@ix.netcom.com> >> Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 11:08 am >> Subject: Re: [Vo]:Discussion/Debate: Creating [VoT] to handle OT >> discussions. >> >>> I agree with John, managing and contributing to one list is hard >>> enough without adding to the problem by using multiple lists. Most >>> people on this list are adults and should be able to agree on >>> something so simple as when political or religious discussion gets >>> to >>> be too much without forcing a total ban on both. >>> >>> I find the effect that Grok had on this group to be discouraging. >>> If >>> one insane person can cause such turmoil on such a small scale to >>> intelligent people, I rest my case about the damage they do to the >>> world in general and the need to understand this type of behavior. >>> >>> Ed >> >> >> Grok may be unflattering and annoying but he is not insane. >> Harry >> >> > >
