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- Subject: Re: Sartre's 3 laws ( was Re: 2nd law not taught etc)
- Message-ID: <1992Sep2.155533.18092@enterprise.rdd.lmsc.lockheed.com>
- Date: 2 Sep 92 15:55:33 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep2.022653.28657@u.washington.edu>,
- grimjack@milton.u.washington.edu (Leslie Basel) writes:
- >
- >I am not really sure who it was who came up with this redefinition of
- >the 3 laws but I like 'em anyhow:
- > 1) You can't win,
- >
- > 2) You can't break even,
- >
- > 3) You can't get out of the game.
- >
- >Rodger Coghlan
- >
- I rather liked an addendum I heard:
- Every major philosphy designed to make sense of of life relies on
- denying one of these rules.
- 1) Capitalism denies you can't win.
- 2) Communism denies you can't break even.
- 3) Mysticism denies you can't get out of the game.
-