"... it would be, in my opinion, easy to define "too set" to think straight..." - Michael
Michael, how *would* you define it? I find it quite difficult. On Aug 30, 12:45 pm, Isparklaria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Aug 30, 2:17 pm, Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Agreed. But that changes your criterion; you would remove the voting > > rights of those with *bad* memes. > > I wrote in the intial post: > > This would include nearly all > religious fundamentalists as well as others who are overly infected > with any powerful memes. > > After examining the evidence, I realize that I wasn't clear even to > myself (if my memory serves me correctly). Under my original > hypothetical proposal, I would not remove the voting rights of those > with *bad* memes. Instead I would remove the voting rights of those > with memes that prevented them from gathering new information > rethinking their positions even if they wound up usually coming to the > same conclusion. However a test could be set up to find out if a > person was too set or to easily influenced. Finding out if a person > was too set would be relatively easy since it would be, in my opinion, > easy to define "too set" to think straight. Actually I would allow > some leeway here, becuase the exact point at which a person is over > the line is not that clear. But, way too set is obvious, at least to > me. Such people should not be allowed to vote, in my opinion (half > kidding mind you).Too open to change would be harder to define, but I > believe that such a thing exists. > > On Aug 30, 2:17 pm, Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > <<it is possible that some of us operate under the control of memes > > that > > seek to find the truth, even when it means proving that some of our > > most cherished beliefs (memes) are wrong. >> > > > Agreed. But that changes your criterion; you would remove the voting > > rights of those with *bad* memes.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
