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From: [e-mail] (Leon D. Atkinson)
Subject: Re: Ignoring the Unknown
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 16:27:31 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Mark Hayes) writes:

|> This is just pathetic, not only in its laughable irrelevance regarding
|> the "soak the rich" business, but in its sad failure to understand
|> what the original poster is saying.

It is completely relevant.  If one understands something, then one can
be certain of the behavior of that object.  Gee, that wasn't too hard
to understand.  I guess there is a relationship between certainty and
understanding afterall.

|> Such arrogance is bad enough when restricted to a relatively limited
|> subject like economics or government. But it becomes positively comical
|> when it takes the form of proclamations that one "understands reality"
|> (whatever *that* is supposed to mean).

This statement seems to suggest that YOU don't understand.
And, given the fact you've been polluting the newgroup with trite, selfless
statist philosopy for so many weeks, I must conclude one of three things:
1) You never actually read anything; you are just posting.
2) You lack enough brain power to comprehend most abstractions.
or, most likely...
3) You simply refuse to accept anything that is contrary to your arbitrary
beliefs because it threatens some irrational teddy bear you've got hidden
in your subconscious.

"It ain't bragging if it's true." --Dizzy Dean