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Biotech / Medical : SARS and Avian Flu -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Think4Yourself who wrote (2848)	10/20/2005 1:16:29 AM
From: Elroy Jetson	Respond to of 4232

That was Cipolla's message. You had to be very aware of the possibility that you had become stupid in a given situation. Cipolla was a very down to earth, yet very cultured, with an impish sense of humor - my favorite econ professor. He had very little regard for the titles or many degrees a person had after their name. In much the same way that Scott Peck believes evil people are drawn to positions of respectability, to hide their true nature from themselves and others -- Cipolla believed that important official positions require that the job holder become stupid. Only through great diligence could one remain non-stupid while holding a position of great importance and respect. His message at WHO and the UN of the continuing inevitability of plagues, delivered in his jovial Italian manner, and the costs of not preparing to minimize their impact was one I think many might have otherwise preferred to minimize and ignore - impossible with Carlo around. .