RE: JP Barlow, Ph.D, Social Engineering

Kathryn Aegis (aegis@igc.apc.org)
Mon, 23 Sep 1996 17:54:58 +0000


On Tue, 24 Sep, Jeff Dee writes:

>But what does 'tolerance of gray areas' mean? <snip>
>Or does it simply mean 'acknowledging that there is a degree of
>uncertainty in all ideas, and dealing with that rationally'?

This statement comes closest to my own approach to learning, although
I would extend it to include the concept of "facts". In my mind, a
certain humility is necessary in the pursuit of knowledge.

Sin,
Kathryn Aegis