RE: virus: 500 dollar reward

Tadeusz Niwinski (tad@teta.ai)
Mon, 17 Mar 1997 02:43:44 -0800

Richard wrote:
>David R. wrote:
>>I'll give a 500 dollar prize to the first person to demonstrate that
>>the above
>>statements about Objectivism, made by 2 supporters of Buddhism, have a
>>real
>>foundation. In other words, are these axioms circular and closed like
>>mathematical axioms, and am I saying things to be true, only because I
>>accept
>>dogma?
>
>For someone with "fully integrated honesty," your grandstand reward
>moves seem an awful lot like those rhetorical devices "used by con-men."
>But on the slim chance that you're being honest, I suggest that you and
>Tim Rhodes select a mutually acceptable judge of his attempts to win the
>reward. You will send the check for $500 to the judge, who will forward
>it to the winner upon success.

I am delighted to see you at Level-2, Richard. Fighting for honesty and
defending the poor. Embarking on "the quest for truth" journey. Welcome
back, Richard!

I hope there is a new version of the following lines of the "Virus of the Mind":

"People programmed with the /quest for truth/ meme often spend time
analyzing past events, trying to figure out who was right, who was wrong,
what people's true intentions were, and so on. Like stopping the football
game for instant replays, stopping to figure out the "truth" all the time
can distract from your enjoyment of life."

All Level-2ers, let's distract ourselves from our enjoyment of life (no
cognac and no cigars until the case is resolved, OK?) and let's find a
mutually acceptable judge. Whom do you suggest, Richard?

Regards, Tadeusz (Tad) Niwinski from planet TeTa
tad@teta.ai http://www.teta.ai (604) 985-4159