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Post by GORDON »

From here.

Personally, I'd rather know how to patch up a sucking chest wound in the woods than be able to explain the O2/CO2 gas exchange process in the alveoli. The fact I can do both just makes me a double-threat. ;)




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On the advice of counsel, I "Lucas'ed up" the front page post to make my parable a little easier to follow.

I could have used the "Old bull/young bull" parable to illustrate intelligence vs. wisdom, but I wanted to use something original.
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Post by thibodeaux »

I believe Heinlein wrote something like, "People only learn by experience, if they learn at all."

Maybe if I feel like it, I'll look that up. I know it's in Time Enough for Love.
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Most of the wisdom of the world is somewhere in Time Enough for Love
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Geoff's are smart.
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Post by Paul »

In the same conversation, a different person told me that he was shocked that I would vote for Bush, because I seemed to be a pretty intelligent guy.


I remember going through the same thing in college. You can substitute the word "intelligent" with "nice" as well. I went to a couple fairly liberal colleges, and conservatives were seen as a cross between Governor Tarkin and The Emperor. They believed that strict action from a conservative was out of a desire to inflict cruelty and/or gain personal power, not a consequence from a previous action or a short term sacrifice to reap greater good.
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I've had a similar view of Democrats. "You're voting Gore? But I thought you were smart?"



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Yep. But whuddayagonna do. They just don't get it, and probably never will. All you can do is keep them from getting you thrown into a republican concentration camp for the good of The People.
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Post by Paul »

I agree.

Besides, anybody you can win over with a five minute in-classs discussion isn't worth having on your side anyway.
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Post by Leisher »

That's why people get more conservative as they get older.
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