To: smolejv@gmx.net who wrote (61342 ) 3/28/2005 4:45:21 PM From: marcos Respond to of 74559 Flowers of the f-children do well with their roots in manure, so it's maybe not a big deal that the latter has an odour, if it's results that count .... no, we can't know how we'd react to a crisis situation, until we've been there, but we sure do run through possible scenarios in our minds though eh, so maybe we are practising up, to be ready, if as and when .... because we know that there have been many crises, so there will come more .... maybe inside our flower there will prove to be a hard and useful nut, we'll know when it's called upon 'PS: this question of why human is supposed to be good - and not evil, the ethical anti-matter wonder - is probably a thou plus years old. There's been answers suggested, several, I guess. I just have yet to find a satisfactory one. ' But this is so easy! - we are Good, because we are the ones writing the description .... doh -g- ... good thing we don't hear too much buffalo philosophy, or get histories written by passenger pigeons, they mightn't be the same thing at all .... just a guess, but there would likely be both good and evil together in such works .... and of course both these species did produce manure in amounts proportionate to their weight and intake, so the flowers will think that's good and your nose will think it evil They had a piece on the radio this morning, on how the term 'evil' is so widely used nowadays, compared to years past ... of course there were clips of Reagan and Bush speeches, but much more, i missed most of it while parked .... all a bit too deep for me, i don't know much about that stuff, i just know what i like We are very good at some things ... take reproduction, for example - ibiblio.org Entre los individuos, como entre las naciones, el respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz ... 'between individuals, as between nations, respect for the rights of others is peace' .... this is a quotation of Benito Juárez, and the latter half now the national motto of México .... peace is good, imho, generally, except now and again the road to peace is through the judicious application of effective war ... it just depends .... cheers