Optimists usually view it as pessimism, Steve. But they're wrong. Realism/pragmatism is my lodestone.
--Doug Postscript: To those who wish to run away from the FRIAM list, taking their marbles with them under the guise of *You're not complex enough for me!* let me just say, "Don't let the door hit you on the way out. Oh, and use the listserv to unsubscribe, please." Thank you. On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 6:50 PM, Steve Smith <sasm...@swcp.com> wrote: > I knew we could depend on you Doug! > > My own twisted optimism is nicely complemented by your, what do you call > it, *pragmatism*? > > Sadly, to first order, I think your description of us as a "planet of > idiots" comes way too close... my only bicker with it is perhaps whether > there is something to be done about it? > > And for the sake of the list's identity, is there a role for Complexity > Science in arriving at that answer or it's implementation. > > - Steve > > Salaam Mohammed, > > Speaking as an American, I'm afraid that I can assert with a fair degree > of accuracy that percentage-wise, very few Americans are aware of the > historical/current events vis-a-vis US interactions with > mid-eastern political entities that you so accurately denote below. For > reasons that I fail to comprehend, we have truly become a nation of idiots. > Nearly as discouraging, if I may suggest, is the clear emergence of > multiple nations of Islamic idiots which seem to comprise the majority of > mid eastern countries these days. Perhaps the real issue here is that we are > a planet of idiots. > > Several evolutions later the answer to all of this become apparent, I'm > sure, if biological life is still possible on this planet then. > > Best, > > --Doug > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > -- Doug Roberts drobe...@rti.org d...@parrot-farm.net 505-455-7333 - Office 505-670-8195 - Cell
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