virus: Quid pro quo (caveat emptor)

Reed Konsler (konsler@ascat.harvard.edu)
Tue, 16 Mar 1999 09:38:54 -0500

>Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 11:14:40 -0700
>From: David McFadzean <david@lucifer.com>
>Subject: Re: virus: Au contraire?
>
>At 11:03 AM 3/15/99 -0500, Reed Konsler wrote:
>
>>>Au contraire, that is why good people must have the courage
>>>to examine their convictions.
>>
>>Every coin has two sides.
>
>Is every side equally valid/true/beneficial/right/valuable/good?
>If not, then I don't understand your point.

It depends entirely on the context.
You cannot make algorithmic rules for living life.

If I say "heads I win, tails you lose" what does it matter?

You enjoy playing Lucifer in this anti-church and stand as an antagonist to the faithful. I'm just nesting within your little Hell and playing the redeemer. Inside of me, there is a small voice telling me how irrational it all is. Framing us all is Nature, which cares not whit for our reason, or our faith, but operates according to her own cycles and mysteries.

Which level are we talking about when you say:

"valid/true/beneficial/right/valuable/good"

Because, at this time, my only rational answer can be "it depends". I'd be happy to play the level 2 game with you if you will play the level 3 game with me.

Quid pro quo (caveat emptor).

Reed 

  Reed Konsler                        konsler@ascat.harvard.edu
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