Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2002 12:29:39 -0700 From: Dave Hayes <dave@jetcafe.org> To: "Neal E. Westfall" <nwestfal@directvinternet.com> Cc: Juli Mallett <jmallett@FreeBSD.ORG>, Joshua Lee <yid@softhome.net>, tlambert2@mindspring.com, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why did evolution fail? Message-ID: <200209091929.g89JTi133549@hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org>
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Neal E Westfall <nwestfal@directvinternet.com> writes: > On Sun, 8 Sep 2002, Dave Hayes wrote: >> Neal E Westfall <nwestfal@directvinternet.com> writes: >> > There is a place for a sense of humor, of course. But I like to keep >> > a distinction between having a sense of humor and trivializing life. >> >> Unfortunately, our life -is- trivial. To think otherwise extends the >> ego beyond the bounds of where we can usefully interact with God. ;) > > If you actually believed that you would stop trying to convince people > that life is trivial. What is this assumption that, if I say something in a debate, I am trying to convince people of it? Can't we just be arguing to express our worldview? > If life is trivial why should you care that I don't think life is > trivial? I don't care, really. ;) ------ Dave Hayes - Consultant - Altadena CA, USA - dave@jetcafe.org >>> The opinions expressed above are entirely my own <<< Nasrudin, starving with hunger, went to a cafe and began filling his mouth with food using both hands. "Why eat with two hands, Mulla?" "Because I haven't got three." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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