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- From: m1b@rayssd.ssd.ray.com (Barone)
- Subject: Re: Check your temper at the door!
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.182034.13912@rayssd.ssd.ray.com>
- Organization: Raytheon Submarine Signal Division
- References: <1993Jan15.100709.1118@calmasd.prime.com> <1j95vqINNng8@gap.caltech.edu> <1993Jan19.100002@mccall.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 18:20:34 GMT
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- I have been a firm believer in the quote, "Against stupidity, the gods
- themselves contend in vain." No amount of railing will change it.
-
- In article <1j95vqINNng8@gap.caltech.edu>, carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J
- Lydick) writes:
- > I, for one, consider it an act of kindness to let someone who doesn't know
- > what
- > he's doing know that, and an act of cruelty to let him go on believing he
- > *DOES* know what he's doing when he doesn't.
- >
- > Analogy: Would you stand back and watch someone step in front of a speeding
- > car, just because you didn't want to hurt his feelings by pointing out that he
- > wasn't watching where he was going?
-
- You're analogy is appropriate but think of it as evolution in action.
- Just as the stupid pedestrian won't try that stunt again, the "stupid"
- person who fails to learn will probably lose his job and be slinging
- burgers at a Mickey D's (without Internet access!). :-)
- --
- Joe Barone
- m1b@rayssd.ssd.ray.com
- Knowing everything is impractical. Access times would be enormous.
-