From: Chris Russo (extropy@russo.org)
Date: Sat Dec 02 2000 - 10:33:06 MST
At 13:55 -0800 12/1/00, Al Billings wrote:
> What a bunch of crap. Can people here quit slapping each other on the back
>and congratulating each other on how cool and right they are for five
>minutes? This whole thread sounds horribly arrogant.
I can't speak for others in this thread or any back-slapping, and I'm
a little hurt that I haven't been congratulated for being cool - but
I will say that Mr. Brin's essay puts forth a number of opinions in a
rather self-congratulatory yet unsupported manner.
That kind of essay is bound to generate discussion.
> You are judging that David Brin is no good but obviously you know the
>correct truths, right?
I don't know if it's so much that David Brin is "no good". So far,
all I have to go by is his essay posted to this forum and his web
page, which I visited briefly. Both demonstrate a decided lack of
appreciation for logical argumentation, which is what I've been
harping on.
Others have been pointing out their own experiences with perceived
flaws in Mr. Brin's ideology. Is that not allowed here?
You might want to join in the discussion in a meaningful way, rather
than just criticizing the participants for having it.
Regards,
Chris Russo
--
"If anyone can show me, and prove to me, that I am wrong in thought
or deed, I will gladly change. I seek the truth, which never yet
hurt anybody. It is only persistence in self-delusion and ignorance
which does harm."
-- Marcus Aurelius, MEDITATIONS, VI, 21
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