From: Mark Steven Heyman (markheyman@infoproconsulting.com)
Date: Sun Jul 24 2005 - 16:32:19 BST
Hi David,
Your letter to Ant seems to indicate that FoxLimbaughPlattian
political ideas have been written off " with the whim of a hat," or
dismissed as blinkered or prejudiced, no discussion required. I
think a careful review of this thread, as well as many others over
the last year, will show a thorough philosophical, political, and
historical debunking of such notions. For starters, take a look
at the "Biological Crime," thread of May-2004, as well as "MOQ and
The Moral Evolution of Society" and "Morality of Deadly Force."
Also, from November of last year, "Ill-gotten Gains," "Moral Values
in Elections," and "Creationism in Schools." You might also find of
the interest the "Understanding Power" and "Quality of Capitalism"
threads, December 2004. There are many others.
However, if you would like to begin a fresh defense of such ideas, it
would be my pleasure to engage you. That is, if your defense will be
comprised of argument and evidence rather than evasion, distortion,
and off-point digression.
Best,
Mark Steven Heyman (msh)
-- InfoPro Consulting - The Professional Information Processors Custom Software Solutions for Windows, PDAs, and the Web Since 1983 Web Site: http://www.infoproconsulting.com "The shadows that a swinging lamp will throw, We come from nowhere and to nothing go." On 24 Jul 2005 at 18:03, David Harding wrote: Ant Wrote these things to Platt: > To believe otherwise > is to leave the MOQ and enter the realm of small minded parochialism > and prejudice (actually, the latter sounds a bit like a Rush > Limbaugh show, doesn�t it?) > > If you think they can be, I would like you > to suggest the biological test that can indicate terrorist > biological cells from non-terrorist ones. And if you can suggest > such a test, I think that would just indicate that you are some kind > of nut. > > I would also add here that - if anything - the MOQ tells us through > the example of the brujo that negative behaviour on the surface > needs to be analysed to see exactly how justified the reasons for it > are rather than just simply written off as criminal. Yes! Let's stop 'just simply' writing others ideas off with the whim of a hat! Ant Wrote next paragraph: > (and yes, to repeat > what I realised when the latter gave a lecture at Liverpool last > year � Chomsky is a great man of integrity and intelligence and > only the blinkered and the prejudiced could think otherwise). And finally: > As you know, I always side with high quality intellectual statements > so yes, there is no disagreement with your comment here. Ant, I can understand that now you have a PhD in your name under the MOQ you are filled with a certain amount of 'academic confidence' but I find the exclusivity with which you hold your views quite a shock and a little offputting. I thought I would just bring them to your attention here in case you were still in an understandable state of euphoria over recieving such a distinction from society and felt you ruled the world or something. -David. MOQ.ORG - http://www.moq.org Mail Archives: Aug '98 - Oct '02 - http://alt.venus.co.uk/hypermail/moq_discuss/ Nov '02 Onward - http://www.venus.co.uk/hypermail/moq_discuss/summary.html MD Queries - horse@darkstar.uk.net To unsubscribe from moq_discuss follow the instructions at: http://www.moq.org/md/subscribe.html MOQ.ORG - http://www.moq.org Mail Archives: Aug '98 - Oct '02 - http://alt.venus.co.uk/hypermail/moq_discuss/ Nov '02 Onward - http://www.venus.co.uk/hypermail/moq_discuss/summary.html MD Queries - horse@darkstar.uk.net To unsubscribe from moq_discuss follow the instructions at: http://www.moq.org/md/subscribe.html
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