Subj : The Game
To   : Frank Masingill
From : P.E.G.
Date : Mon Oct 23 2000 01:44 pm

 Hello Frank!

 FM> I appreciate your clarifying the point that it was certainly
 FM> not "I" who talked about the "low level of the knowledge base
 FM> of the participants here...." I consider it foolish to make
 FM> such assumptions.

 And we're very glad that you're still posting to the forum and
 haven't allowed ism of whatever kind to cause you to leave!

 FM> It would probably be nice, also, if such words as value,
 FM> value judgment, subjectivism, objectivism, conservatism,
 FM> liberalism, pessimism, optimism and the like could be
 FM> dispensed with here...

 Whoa! Thought you were going to break into song there for a moment.

 FM> ... but ideology has a strong hold on the moderns who love to
 FM> use nonsense, meaningless words, substituting them for analysis
 FM> and saying as carefully as possible what one means.

 We understand your claim, but are unable to think of examples from
 this forum.  :-)

 FM> Many of these words had points of definite origin in the early
 FM> 19th century vogue of the positivist and still have immense
 FM> popularity.  Substituting "altruism" for "love" gives the
 FM> positivist a scientistic high that is almost comparable to a
 FM> spiritual event!

 "Ev'rybody's talkin' 'bout
 Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism, Ragism, Tagism
 This-ism, that-ism, ism ism ism
 All we are saying is give peace a chance"  *

 FM> What is "recent history" to some would be "ancient" history to
 FM> others.  It is difficult for the determined progressivist to
 FM> imagine the truth that a Cicero, e.g., had a panoply of
 FM> "ancient" history within HIS horizon, just as we do.

 A panoply?  Perhaps.  But he didn't have satellites and CNN.  (grin)

 FM> What, also, is the difference between the "ancient" history of
 FM> the Athens of Plato and the Sumerian cultural area of, say,
 FM> 2,000 B.C.?

 Should we save that discussion for the History echo?  Nah.
 Go ahead and tell us!  And tell us how many hours of each
 should be required for all college students.  :-)

 FM> Often it is almost as if Christianity ruled the horizons of
 FM> the world and, for the atheist, ruining those horizons UNTIL
 FM> the positivist came along to make the correction!!!!

 Now we have a "Vertical Horizon."  <Just kidding!>

 FM> I know little of this is clear.  I'm just lumbering along in
 FM> my awkward style, bereft of writing and thinking skills but
 FM> knowing enough touch typing to get along (grin).

 We enjoy playing tag with you and will try harder to keep up. :-)




 *  "Give Peace a Chance"
    - Lennon / McCartney



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