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<DIV> <BR> So you see Alan it is apparently OK to pollute the
environment with <BR>"sulfuric and nitric acid" as well as dispense =
garbage
labeled as 'fact' as <BR>long as his intentions are =
good...........<BR>But then
what do I know??<BR>Jim Bryant (FL)<BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Nice post Jim, by =
the way.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Look folks, I've =
thought about
it for a long time now, and it seems that there are just some things =
which
should be kept off the list. For the simple reason that not only do we =
all have
different opinions, we seem to live (sometimes) in different realities. =
Depends
on what you read, and what you believe, but we really can, and routinely =
do,
live in different worlds. Or at least we perceive our worlds from =
different
perspectives. I was watching a debate on TV one night, and one of the
participants said something like "I don't know what history books YOU'VE =
been
reading, but they don't agree with what I've read." I thought, that's it =
exactly! When you accept certain things as fact, you act on that =
premise.
I'm sure that some of the premises that each and every one of us has =
accepted
could be fallacious. For instance, the issue of global warming; which =
scientist
are you going to believe? The one that supports your own beliefs? In =
that case,
you may have a different world view than I, and neither of us may accept =
a
different view of our own particular reality. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Of course, you think =
"That
idiot, can't he/she see the world as it is, it's as plain as day!" =
Sorry,
perhaps that person lives in a totally different world, and trying to =
get them
to see things your way would be painful for them, so don't even try.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Personally, I try to =
think
objectively, not emotionally, and when presented with the facts, I can =
be pretty
much counted on to admit when I've been acting on a false premise. But =
then, I
live in my own world, so how could I tell?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Kevin E.
Ramsey</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>