Re: What about the mystery?

From: Anders Sandberg (asa@nada.kth.se)
Date: Mon Sep 01 2003 - 01:40:18 MDT

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    On Sun, Aug 31, 2003 at 07:07:13PM -0400, JAY DUGGER wrote:
    >
    > Why respond? The piece at the URL above makes it
    > seem as if the author thinks mysteries have some merit and
    > deserve preserving. I've thought about it for three days,
    > and my inital response holds: to hell with
    > everyone who worships ignorance.

    Because sometimes they are they ones that have power. We need to
    convince neighbours, co-workers, bosses and pundits that what we are
    seeking is acceptable, or we will never get it. And the first step is to
    sharpen our arguments. 

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