On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 10:56:40 -0400, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you
wrote:
You are much too young to remember any of this. I wasn't around
for WWI, but can remember WWII quite clearly. Like the Civil War
and WWII, the present conflicts affect civilians heavily in the war
arenas. The world needs
These days, most war (and lots of other evil) is
perpetrated by the Righteous.
What a magnificently accurate thought; I've just made
it my e-mail signature.
Thank You.
--- Howard Brazee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 10:56:40 -0400, in
bit.listserv.ibm-main you
wrote:
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Stan Saraczewski
These days, most war (and lots of other evil) is perpetrated
by the Righteous.
What a magnificently accurate thought; I've just made it my
e-mail signature.
You can probably omit These days
These days, most war (and lots of other evil) is perpetrated
by the Righteous.
One really needs to beware of Bumper Sticker Mentality, that of trying to
reduce complicated issues into a few words. From the phrase above, one implies
then that it is bad to be righteous and in fact that it is
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Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 1:24 PM
To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: Wars and Allies (was: The Fate of VM)
These days, most war (and lots of other evil) is perpetrated
by
-Original Message-
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Thompson, Steve (SCI TW)
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 12:31 PM
To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: Wars and Allies (was: The Fate of VM)
Perhaps this saying might put things into
Religion has probably caused more wars and suffering than communism
or any other non-religious cause.
It's also caused more B.S. threads on IBM-MAIN. Come on folks...
Thank you
Mark
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On 22 Sep 2006 11:24:17 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
These days, most war (and lots of other evil) is perpetrated
by the Righteous.
...
So while I understand what the phrase is trying to convey, it is wrong to say
all righteous people cause war and do evil things. Righteous people can do
Ooh - a topic I can contribute to!
Logical fallacy: Most accidents are caused by inattentive motorists.
Therefore all inattentive motorists cause accidents.
While the first statement may be true, the conclusion does not necessarily
follow. Therefore, the statement that most wars are
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