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From: MoeBlee on 16 Jun 2010 12:54 On Jun 15, 10:24 pm, Aatu Koskensilta <aatu.koskensi...(a)uta.fi> wrote: > stevendaryl3...(a)yahoo.com (Daryl McCullough) writes: > > I'm not going to name any names, but I recently found that I was > > arguing the same arguments, in the same way, with the same people, > > as I argued 4 or 5 years ago. Clearly, this is a pointless endeavor. > > Clearly. But what's so sad about this? I don't know whether you're joking. If not, you really can't see how one would find this sad? MoeBlee
From: George Greene on 16 Jun 2010 21:03 On Jun 15, 11:24 pm, Aatu Koskensilta <aatu.koskensi...(a)uta.fi> wrote: > stevendaryl3...(a)yahoo.com (Daryl McCullough) writes: > > I'm not going to name any names, but I recently found that I was > > arguing the same arguments, in the same way, with the same people, > > as I argued 4 or 5 years ago. Clearly, this is a pointless endeavor. > > Clearly. But what's so sad about this? I'll tell you what's so sad about it: Ignorance KILLS. Having more people learn more truths is absolutely necessary to more people achieving their human potential.
From: George Greene on 16 Jun 2010 21:03 On Jun 16, 12:54 pm, MoeBlee <jazzm...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > On Jun 15, 10:24 pm, Aatu Koskensilta <aatu.koskensi...(a)uta.fi> wrote: > > > stevendaryl3...(a)yahoo.com (Daryl McCullough) writes: > > > I'm not going to name any names, but I recently found that I was > > > arguing the same arguments, in the same way, with the same people, > > > as I argued 4 or 5 years ago. Clearly, this is a pointless endeavor. > > > Clearly. But what's so sad about this? > > I don't know whether you're joking. If not, you really can't see how > one would find this sad? You don't have to answer the question with a question. You can just state how YOU find it sad. We care what YOU think.
From: Aatu Koskensilta on 17 Jun 2010 07:21 George Greene <greeneg(a)email.unc.edu> writes: > You don't have to answer the question with a question. > You can just state how YOU find it sad. > We care what YOU think. This is all very touching. -- Aatu Koskensilta (aatu.koskensilta(a)uta.fi) "Wovon man nicht sprechan kann, dar�ber muss man schweigen" - Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
From: MoeBlee on 17 Jun 2010 14:50
On Jun 16, 8:03 pm, George Greene <gree...(a)email.unc.edu> wrote: > On Jun 16, 12:54 pm, MoeBlee <jazzm...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > On Jun 15, 10:24 pm, Aatu Koskensilta <aatu.koskensi...(a)uta.fi> wrote: > > > > stevendaryl3...(a)yahoo.com (Daryl McCullough) writes: > > > > I'm not going to name any names, but I recently found that I was > > > > arguing the same arguments, in the same way, with the same people, > > > > as I argued 4 or 5 years ago. Clearly, this is a pointless endeavor.. > > > > Clearly. But what's so sad about this? > > > I don't know whether you're joking. If not, you really can't see how > > one would find this sad? > > You don't have to answer the question with a question. > You can just state how YOU find it sad. > We care what YOU think. I've touched on the subject (I do essentially address it) in many posts before. At this time, though, my purpose was specifically to hear Aatu's thoughts, since I am specifically (though not exclusively) interested in his sensibilities. MoeBlee |