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- From: pmsc13sg@UMASSD.EDU (Stephen Grossman)
- Subject: Re: War!
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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 16:49:23 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan21.203652.27457@ulrik.uio.no>, solan@smauguio.no (Svein Olav G. Nyberg) writes:
- >In article <C17xzE.BIq@unx.sas.com>, sasghm@theseus.unx.sas.com (Gary
- >Merrill) writes:
- >|>
- >|> In article <C17rAJ.HFL@umassd.edu>, pmsc13sg@UMASSD.EDU (Stephen
- >Grossman) writes:
- >|> |>
- >|> |> It would be nice if my intellect were necessary to deal with others'
- >|> |> posts but the level of "argument" and even insult is, for the most
- >part, so low
- >|> |> that I can let my subconscious do the work.
- >|> |>
- >|>
- >|> I swear I've heard this before. Do we know that Grossman is *not*
- >|> Rush Limbaugh? Has anyone every seen both at the same time?
- >
- >There are basically two ways to interact socially:
- >War and trade.
- >
- >When exchanging ideas, we are trying to do trade. It
- >is a shame that what goes on in netland is still mostly
- >wars. Wars of the worst kind, often - trenchwars.
- >
- >So, trying to keep the right spirit: Grossman is true enough
- >conceited in his response above, but he is also at constant
- >war with everyone else. This time, he fired BACK.
-
- SG Give it rest, Svein. Can't i use humor? I started here months ago with
- serious philsophy, only to be met by flames. Now, when it is apparent that my
- experience in waterfront bars can be transferred to the net, some are upset
- that I can satirize their foolishness. Besides, there's plenty of serious
- philsophy here. An occasional flame is trivial and provides relief from
- difficult intellectual work. Ask any professional lecturer.
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- "In that world, you'll be able to rise in the morning with the spirit
- you had known in your childhood: that spirit of eagerness, adventure and cer-
- tainty which comes from dealing with a rational universe."
- AYN RAND
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- Stephen Grossman <PMSC13SG@UMASSD.EDU>
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