From: Russell Whitaker (whitaker@extropia.corp.sgi.com)
Date: Fri Aug 30 1996 - 15:12:37 MDT
On Aug 30, 1:04am, Chris Hind wrote this (quoted with ">"):
[SNIP]
> >
> >Speak for yourself! When I joined this ML, I did it because I love
> >conversing with people who have similar views as me. I did NOT join because
> >someone led me to.
>
> True you did it yourself but that is because you are more intelligent than
> the general populous and are ahead of the pack and have the knowledge to
> find our mailinglist and subscribe. I believe that the lesser intelligent
> masses need a leader because they're driven by mysticism and irrationality.
Having a leader will only perpetuate these traits, in those who have
them. Having to fend for yourself is one of the best avenues out of
these holes: if what you do is not in accordance with your real
survival requirements, you fail.
> Once you reach a certain point intellectually, you can finally fend for
> yourself as we do.
1.) We don't have a monopoly on the ability to fend for ourselves.
2.) Maturity is achieved through responsibility, which itself
requires freedom.
-- "Here the ways of men part: if you wish to strive for peace of soul and pleasure, then believe; if you wish to be a devotee to truth, then inquire..." - Nietzsche Russell Earl Whitaker whitaker@sgi.com Webmaster, Silicon Junction Silicon Graphics, Inc. Mountain View, CA =============================================================== http://reality.sgi.com/whitaker
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