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To: Raymond Duray who wrote (22531)	3/4/2005 6:51:47 PM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81177

Ray > No, the point of SI for intelligent people is not to debate with ideological eunuchs or parasitic propagandists Since when are you the official spokesman for SI? > The point is to share information with other bright individuals who happen to see a different portion of the proverbial blind men's elephant That's true. For me, I also like to interact with a cross-section of the people at SI, whatever their persuasion. One sharpens a knife by rubbing it on a stone, not a cloth, and even in my old age I like to try and keep my mind sharp. > Arguing with charlatans is hardly useful. In fact, it's not only a pisser, it's an utter waste of time. That's as you see it. Don't you know that some of the most beautiful flowers grow out of excrement? > The reason I come to SI is two-fold. To educate, and to learn. Any other goal here is wasteful, disingenuous or stupid. There you go again -- laying down the law and prescribing conduct for others. In fact, I would say the most important reason that you came to SI is to be a mind policeman and to arrest or otherwise punish those who don't agree with you.