NYTimes: email from Israel
Bill Stoddard
bill@wstoddard.com
Tue, 2 Oct 2001 17:12:11 -0400
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Self reference alert, self reference alert. Quick, where's my copy of =
Godel, Escher, Bach. I've fallen down and I can't get up...
Bill (who is sometimes obscure)
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From: Grlygrl201@aol.com=20
To: jbone@jump.net ; deafbox@hotmail.com=20
Cc: fork@xent.com=20
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: NYTimes: email from Israel
In a message dated 10/2/01 12:08:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time, =
jbone@jump.net writes:=20
any of several dimensions. (E) Infectious memes that organize =
individuals=20
into superorganisms endowed with a belief in their own moral =
superiority, i.e.,=20
"we are the chosen people of God / we are genetically superior and=20
intellectually more gifted / etc."=20
All of these things are problems, and humans can choose to let go of =
such=20
primitive, outdated beliefs or cling to them and suffer the =
consequences.=20
jb
GLARINGINLY RIDIC: so you haven't just endowed yourself with moral =
and intellectual superiority by calling someone else's belief system =
primitive and outdated? can't you manage to invoke the first without =
casting down all those "others" around you? aren't your preaching here, =
jeff, or don't you recognize your own religion?=20
you should have thought of this years ago and claimed tax-free status. =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Self reference alert, self reference =
alert. Quick,=20
where's my copy of Godel, Escher, Bach. I've fallen down and I can't get =
up...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bill (who is sometimes =
obscure)</FONT></DIV>
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<A href=3D"mailto:Grlygrl201@aol.com"=20
title=3DGrlygrl201@aol.com>Grlygrl201@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
href=3D"mailto:jbone@jump.net"=20
title=3Djbone@jump.net>jbone@jump.net</A> ; <A =
href=3D"mailto:deafbox@hotmail.com"=20
title=3Ddeafbox@hotmail.com>deafbox@hotmail.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A =
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title=3Dfork@xent.com>fork@xent.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 02, 2001 =
4:27=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: NYTimes: email =
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Israel</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT size=3D2>In a =
message dated=20
10/2/01 12:08:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time, <A=20
href=3D"mailto:jbone@jump.net">jbone@jump.net</A> writes: <BR><BR><BR>
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TYPE=3D"CITE">any of several dimensions. (E) Infectious =
memes that=20
organize individuals <BR>into superorganisms endowed with a belief =
in their=20
own moral superiority, i.e., <BR>"we are the chosen people of God / =
we are=20
genetically superior and <BR>intellectually more gifted / etc." =
<BR><BR>All=20
of these things are problems, and humans can choose to let go of =
such=20
<BR>primitive, outdated beliefs or cling to them and suffer the=20
consequences. <BR><BR>jb</FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
lang=3D0 size=3D3=20
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 =
face=3DArial=20
lang=3D0 size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"><BR>GLARINGINLY RIDIC: so =
you haven't=20
just endowed yourself with moral and intellectual superiority by =
calling=20
someone else's belief system primitive and outdated? can't you =
manage to=20
invoke the first without casting down all those "others" around you?=20
aren't your preaching here, jeff, or don't you recognize your =
own=20
religion? <BR><BR>you should have thought of this years ago and =
claimed=20
tax-free status.</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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