Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 14:33:57 -0700 (PDT) From: "Neal E. Westfall" <nwestfal@directvinternet.com> To: Dave Hayes <dave@jetcafe.org> 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: <20020909143253.G1838-100000@Tolstoy.home.lan> In-Reply-To: <200209092111.g89LBO134602@hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org>
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On Mon, 9 Sep 2002, Dave Hayes wrote: > Neal E Westfall <nwestfal@directvinternet.com> writes: > > On Mon, 9 Sep 2002, Dave Hayes wrote: > >> 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? > > > > Why? > > Why not? > > >> > If life is trivial why should you care that I don't think life is > >> > trivial? > >> > >> I don't care, really. ;) > > > > Apparently you do! 8-) > > So you presume. ;) You certainly care enough to argue the point! You seem to be quite serious in your devotion to irrationality. 8-) Neal To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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