From: Olga Bourlin (fauxever@sprynet.com)
Date: Sat May 31 2003 - 13:31:12 MDT
From: "Michael M. Butler" <mmb@spies.com>
> On Sat, 31 May 2003 08:48:08 -0700, Olga Bourlin <fauxever@sprynet.com> >
wrote:
>
> > "[arrogantly] I believe I was given a special gift from God
> ....
> > Being that I am constantly naive on this subject, it is astouding to me
>
> Have you not considered the possibility that this utterance is a rehearsed
> one, for the consumption of other (predominantly Monkey-King-fearing)
> monkeys?
My thoughts about being "smart" to Rafal would also apply to being a
"rehearsed" utterance here, so I will not repeat them here.
> And "arrogantly"? Why?
If the comment, "I believe I was given a special gift from God" is *not*
arrogant, then what is? This kind of reminds me when a plane crashes where
(i.e.) 199 people die and one person survives, the survivor usually says,
"It's a miracle! God saved *me!*" God always get the credit (one
survivor), but never the blame (199 deaths). Each one of us (although
irreplaceable and exceedingly precious to ourselves and to those who love
us) is one little monkey in 6,000,000,000+ (and counting). To believe any
one of us is any more "special" to some supernatural unseen unknowable
nonexistent nonbeing-with-a-mean-streak is at the very least little goofy,
and indubitably arrogant. In short, the unfortunate (but right on) phrase
"get over yourself" comes to mind ...
Olga
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