Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2002 09:25:42 -0700 From: Dave Hayes <dave@jetcafe.org> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: "Neal E. Westfall" <nwestfal@directvinternet.com>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why did evolution fail? Message-ID: <200209011625.g81GPl143514@hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org>
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Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> writes: > Dave Hayes wrote: >> Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> writes: >> > "What is the meaning of life?" 8-). >> > I don't claim to have an answer to that question. >> >> That is because you refuse to look inside...that would >> be..."Catatonic". ;) > > Not having an answer for myself, and not claiming to have an > answer are two different things. Ah, semantical obfustication. I get it. Most people would write such a sentence and mean the former, even though the sentence technically means the latter. >> > In reality, there's no avoiding externalizing ethics; >> >> Actually, that is a goal along the evolutionary timeline. > > Congradulations: goal achieved. On to the next milestone! More semantical obfustication, this time my fault. The "goal" is to "avoid externalizing ethics". It's like trying to externalize your digestive system. This will hurt you and and offend others. >> > Why does there have to be a purpose? >> >> Because that's the only thing our brains understand. > > And yet here I am, with my brain questioning the validity... You can't question this unless it is in doubt, which it apparently is. ;) ------ Dave Hayes - Consultant - Altadena CA, USA - dave@jetcafe.org >>> The opinions expressed above are entirely my own <<< I'd like to see a nude opera, because when they hit those high notes, I bet you can really see it in those genitals. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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