No, I'm not that far gone but I think they, the emotions, sometimes block the neural pathways and shut the flow of reasoning. Besides, it's all a matter of choice, isn't it? We choose to be nutty when it suits our interests. I exaggerate my position re liberalism just to make a point of trying to offset the hyperbole of the conservative extremists. I want to be fair-minded but it's the wimpier choice nowadays.
A few weeks ago I was buttonholed by a libertarian running for high office in my state The nicest young fellow in the world and I'm sure he's virtuous, but how can he expect folks to do the right thing without taxes for entitlements and regulations to slow down the exploiters? It strikes me as truly naive but then I've seen so much evil, even in my fairly ordinary but long life. Baseless hate, greed, racism, exploitation, wanton war, waste.. just don't end, and too often too long our society has glorified these evils as "freedom". Unregulated Free markets and undefined personal freedom mean nothing without the overriding safeguards of morality: the Golden Rule and the assurance of social equality balanced between condition and opportunity. All the libertarians should move to Somalia. No taxes, no handouts, no government, no civilization, culture, traditions. Nothing but constant bloodshed, misery, ignorance, and chaos. A libertarian utopia gone the way of reality. wc ----- Original Message ---- From: Michael Brady <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, June 6, 2010 11:58:13 AM Subject: Re: "In a skeptical world, etc." William > I just go blue in the face when confronted by their inane arguments. I might not even be rational Are you saying that your passions, your feelings, make you irrational? Really? Does Damasio know? <g> | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Michael Brady
