From owner-freebsd-chat Sun Sep 1 9:25:52 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 58C9537B400 for ; Sun, 1 Sep 2002 09:25:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org (hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org [64.239.180.8]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA25143E42 for ; Sun, 1 Sep 2002 09:25:49 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dave@jetcafe.org) Received: from hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g81GPl143514; Sun, 1 Sep 2002 09:25:47 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dave@hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org) Message-Id: <200209011625.g81GPl143514@hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.5 07/13/2001 with nmh-1.0.4 To: Terry Lambert Cc: "Neal E. Westfall" , chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why did evolution fail? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2002 09:25:42 -0700 From: Dave Hayes Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Terry Lambert writes: > Dave Hayes wrote: >> Terry Lambert 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