Re: d'Espagnat wins Templeton Award

2009-03-26 Thread Bruno Marchal
Dear Kim, On 26 Mar 2009, at 11:33, Kim Jones wrote: > > > Dear Bruno > > (Here I am putting on the hat of the sensei) > > > I hope you are wrong on this. Usually I hope you are right on > everything, because you usually have the "ring of truth" about you. > Here, unfortunately I feel in my

Re: d'Espagnat wins Templeton Award

2009-03-26 Thread John Mikes
Kim, Indeed I raised my voice against *labeling* and doing so exclusively *in a certain direction of a personalized (societal? cultural?) view.* And what did I get as a scolding cold shower? *another 'labeling'*: * called: * *VALUES*. They, too, can be 'good or bad' in the restricted views we accep

Re: d'Espagnat wins Templeton Award

2009-03-26 Thread Kim Jones
On 20/03/2009, at 6:37 PM, Bruno Marchal wrote: > Hi Kim, > > > On 19 Mar 2009, at 05:19, Kim Jones wrote: >>> >>> >> >> >> But who can say that creativity cannot be taught when no institution >> sets out to do so? > > > I have been teacher in a "modern school" based on creative thinking, > but

Re: d'Espagnat wins Templeton Award

2009-03-25 Thread Kim Jones
On 26/03/2009, at 4:03 AM, Brent Meeker wrote: >> > Actually, Madoff was just skillful - not creative. Ponzi was > creative. > > Brent > Touché Kim --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything

Re: d'Espagnat wins Templeton Award

2009-03-25 Thread Brent Meeker
Kim Jones wrote: > On 23/03/2009, at 1:56 AM, John Mikes wrote: > > >> Russell, >> you are not alone as the target of this remark... >> >> Many people consider 'creativity' (like "change", "quality" etc.) a >> POSITIVE concept. - WRONG. - >> Just consider the recent creative financial genius

Re: d'Espagnat wins Templeton Award

2009-03-25 Thread Kim Jones
On 23/03/2009, at 1:56 AM, John Mikes wrote: > Russell, > you are not alone as the target of this remark... > > Many people consider 'creativity' (like "change", "quality" etc.) a > POSITIVE concept. - WRONG. - > Just consider the recent creative financial genius Maddoff, with his > b$50 sc