From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Thu Jul 28 2005 - 17:22:16 BST
Ian:
> Look Platt, if you think anyone is telling you terrosists are not
> criminals and biological crimes only occur in the US, then you are
> distorting what is being said (and as I said, you do already know it,
> and it's that which is infuriating, whatever aspects of you opinions I
> might respectfully disagree with)
>
> My problem, if I have one :-) is that I see that criticism of
> something doesn't mean it is wholly bad and that exclusively the
> opposite is the only alternative point of view. Sorry if that's too
> liberal wishy-washy for you, but my sensibilities are OK, thanks for
> asking.
Well, given your sensibilities, :-) perhaps you can explain if terrorists
are criminals and crimes such as murder are described by Pirsig as
biological why it's so ignorant, distorting and wholly bad to call them
"biological terrorists?"
> Dario, welcome back aboard.
> It's not half a heated as it looks, mainly banter to fill the gaps in
> the more intellectual stuff and wear down the anti-intellectuals by
> attrition (at least that's my hope.)
I'm the last one to dampen your hopes, Ian, but if I'm correct in assuming
you're talking about conservatives, there are plenty more to take my place
after I'm gone which, at my age, won't be long (appeal to pity). :-)
But banter to fill the gaps? Yes and no. Figuring how to apply the MOQ
correctly to the "real world" is intellectual stuff wouldn't you say? In
fact, I was hoping (speaking of hope) that you would join the discussion
on the MOQ-Moral Society thread.
Platt
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