From: James Thompson (Thompsonj@higgslaw.com)
Date: Mon Jul 08 2002 - 19:13:00 MDT
Les- I am struck by the fact that you are really willing to belittle
your beliefs by relegating them to a genetic vulnerability. Your
beliefs ("belief configurations") are chosen, a headcold is not. Belief
makes a man. As you believe, so shall you be. Why not stand up for
what you believe regardless of the possibiltity of condemnation.
Condemnation is basically inevitable, especially in this forum which
seems to shun belief as a lesser human faculty. If selling out is the
price of friendliness then I say fuck friendliness.
- James
>>> lmstacey@earthlink.net 07/08/02 02:09PM >>>
Thanks to Michelle and Fred for your responses.
I am struck by the fact that if I have a headcold, you probably won't
condemn me for it. But if I have a brain that is genetically vulnerable
to certain ideas, then I am condemned and ridiculed. Clever individuals
often indulge in snideness. And I just don't see any benefit being
generated by that.
Today I calculated how many hours I have left in my life to devote to
social participation. It is a small enough figure to selectively
motivate my seeking friendliness among fellow humans regardless of the
momentary state of their neural networks or belief configurations.
If I take a person's belief configurations as a condition of limitation
in whatever sense, then I probably take myself as less limited. And I
probably ought to take myself as a bit more responsible for amicable
relations--since the other one can't help themselves. Why would a really
clever person argue with someone of such a limited mentality? May as
well engage a three year old in polemics...but only if you have
unlimited time?
~Les
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