Re: He's not God after all!

2001-09-01 Thread Tom Walker
The humble part: We have to admit we know less about things than we thought we did, said Martin Regalia, chief economist at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Nevertheless, the we that knows less than they thought they did still assumes they know more than the them who never presumed to know so

Re: Re: He's not God after all!

2001-09-01 Thread Jim Devine
At 08:45 AM 09/01/2001 -0700, you wrote: We have to admit we know less about things than we thought we did, said Martin Regalia, chief economist at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Nevertheless, the we that knows less than they thought they did still assumes they know more than the them who never

Re: He's not God after all!

2001-09-01 Thread Tom Walker
I wrote, There is a fixed amount of hubris. Jim Devine asked, is this the lump of hubris fallacy? Almost, except it is not a fallacy. Maybe it's a phallusy. Tom Walker Bowen Island, BC 604 947 2213