Richard Brodie RBrodie@brodietech.com 206-688-8600
CEO, Brodie Technology Group, Inc., Seattle, WA
http://members.gnn.com/rbrodie
Do you know what a "meme" is? http://members.gnn.com/rbrodie/votm.htm
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>From: Vicki Rosenzweig[SMTP:rosenzweig@NY.hq.acm.org]
>Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 1996 2:12 PM
>To: owner-virus; 'virus@lucifer.com'
>Subject: RE: virus: Heresies
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>I'm not sure why we want a list of heresies. Once people have heresies,
>they have heretics, and that seems to lead to no good.
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>In any case, while I can see the objections to the others, what's wrong
>with "live and let live"?
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>Vicki
>rosenzweig@acm.org
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>We should start compiling a list of heresies. Feather points out a good
>one to start with:
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> Living unconsciously is better/more "human"/more natural
> than living with conscious purpose.
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>You find this meme all over the place, but of course it denies the main
>advantage we have as humans--consciousness! Feather, I assure you it's
>possible to live consciously and to enjoy life at the same time--in
>fact
>I wrote a book about it called "Getting Past OK".
>http://members.gnn.com/rbrodie/gpok.htm
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>What are some other heresies? "Que sera sera (whatever will be will
>be)." These guys even have a theme song! "There are some things science
>just can't deal with." Any others? How about "Live and let live"!?
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>Richard Brodie RBrodie@brodietech.com
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