OT: tolerance (was Re: Attachment test.)

[Brian K. White]

On 3/23/2010 4:45 PM, Fairlight wrote:

> I saw JP's note as well.  JP, I actually like that quote the more I reread
> it.  There is truth there.  Thanks for sharing, JP.  That ranks up there
> with many of the gems Bill Campbell has pointed out over the years that
> really make me think.
>
> Which point puzzles me, though.  Most things like that go way back to
> historical figures.  One wonders whatever happened to our civilisation.
> It's not just the eloquence of speech that's diminished drastically over
> time, but seemingly the clarity of thought and willingness to actually
> think deeply have also declined.  Maybe I don't read enough non-fiction,
> but you don't hear things like that even being quoted of people that were
> born in the last 50-100 years very often, if at all (I can't think of a
> single case).  Just reinforces my opinion of how stupid we've become as a
> society.  There's a lot of depth gone missing.
>
> mark->

This dates back to less than 24 hours ago.

"Much that is illegal is not wrong, and much that is wrong is legal." - 
Brian K. White 2010

Sure it's a simple truism to you and me but in 100 years it will be deep 
mystical insight to our idiot descendants.

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bkw