--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jan 17, 2007, at 11:06 AM, authfriend wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <salsunshine@> > > wrote: > > > >>> just noting that for some people there can be a very > >>> powerful heart-value to intellectual knowledge > >> > >> We were talking about dry intellectual knowledge, for one thing. > > > > But I'm pointing out that "dry" is in the eye > > of the beholder. What's "dry" for one person > > may be very rich and "juicy" for another. > > Like for whom, exactly?
Like *me*, for one. That's the point I was making, Sal. And I'm not alone by any means. I would say that having to have the > heart-value in our lives is one thing that is fairly universal, and for > good reason--it's part and parcel of what makes us human. Millions of > years ago, caring for each other was the only thing that kept us from > being eaten alive. Basically, it's hard-wired into our brains. Right. And for me, some kinds of intellectual knowledge invoke that heart-value. > > Nobody likes to be bored up the wall, Judy. Including me. You can chat away all you > want, but your own feelings about the TMO (I believe you've said you > "loathed" the org, right?) speak for themselves. I said it sucked. I've probably said I loathed it too. That has nothing to do with what I'm saying about intellectual knowledge having heart-value for me. And most others feel > the same way, or else we'd still be there, listening to such > scintillating tidbits as, "When the point collapses upon itself... > (Yawn) I never *was* in the TMO. But my point is that what some (perhaps most) find boring, others find deeply emotionally moving. Is that some kind of a *problem* for you?? > > > > > For > >> another, I imagine that the above is true for very few, seeing as > >> how many have fled the TMO citing just that reason, amongst others. > > > > Could well be. I wasn't suggesting it was common, > > just noting that the other ain't universal. > > > > See above. No idea what point you think you're making here. No idea why you're even arguing with me. I described my experience of certain kinds of intellectual knowledge. What on earth are you objecting to?
