On Sun, Jan 19, 2003, Vadim Vygonets wrote about "Re: A response to Nadav's message": > > The most holy of our holidays, Yom Kippur, celebrates > > (if one can say that) our freedom to chose our own actions - a freedom that > > we are told to excercise thoughtfully and carefully, because we are > > accountable before God for our actions, especially towards other people. > > I'd say that it's not a celebration, but an apology about > exercising freedom of choice.
A common misconception is that freedom requires absolute freedom, with no concequences to your choices. This is wrong. Freedom always comes with responsibility, to use your freedom properly. The fact that you have freedom of speech does not mean that shouting at people on the street (or spamming on the net) is nice. The fact that you are free to program does not mean that writing computer viruses is good. The fact that we have a free market does not make abusing your employees a commendable action. The fact that your are free to use your youth to tan on the beach instead of studying, doesn't make that a wise move. The fact that smoking is perfectly legal doesn't make you live longer if you chose to pick up that habit. Existentialists sometimes relate "freedom" with "nausea". Too much freedom isn't always easy for people to accept. I guess they Sartre sees eye-to-eye with Marc :) -- Nadav Har'El | Sunday, Jan 19 2003, 17 Shevat 5763 [EMAIL PROTECTED] |----------------------------------------- Phone: +972-53-245868, ICQ 13349191 |Tact: The ability to describe others as http://nadav.harel.org.il |they see themselves. - Abraham Lincoln ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
