>The most enjoyable discussions for me involve new ideas or points of view >that I have not encountered before. People interested in SF seem to be >more likely to have unique ideas than people who are not SF fans. Not >that there isn't a lot of "noise" of conventional ideas mixed >in...anyway, I write about my points of view, and hopefully they are >interesting to some, and I hope others will do the same.
Well, that explains a lot. There are some _very_ old ideas that I accept (e.g. a good position needs logical consistency) that I see as being the cause of us going in circles. For what it's worth, virtually nothing you've written has been new to me. I've seen new combinations, but virtually all of them involve, IMHO, contradictions that are not accepted by the author. My humble opinion is that, with most internet discussions Ecclesiastes 1:9 is right on target. The value of these discussions, IMHO, is when both parties agree to accept ground rules of logical arguement and data. I realize that my request for that has been called by you "trying to impose my will on others." But, if you look at where actual progress has been made (e.g. in science), that has always been present. Thanks for giving me information that helps me figure out from where you are writing. I am very much oblidged for you doing this. I just find it amusing how different your view and Shelly Glashow's views are concerning the vetting of new ideas(he was one of 3 people who developed the standard model of physics). Dan M. Dan M. -------------------------------------------------------------------- myhosting.com - Premium Microsoft® Windows® and Linux web and application hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhosting _______________________________________________ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
