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Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2004 2:21 pm
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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Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2004 5:18 pm
by GORDON
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.
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2004 5:44 pm
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.
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2004 5:50 pm
by TPRJones
Most of the wisdom of the world is somewhere in Time Enough for Love
Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 8:06 am
by TheCatt
Geoff's are smart.
Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 10:32 am
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.
Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 10:51 am
by TheCatt
I've had a similar view of Democrats. "You're voting Gore? But I thought you were smart?"
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Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 11:32 am
by GORDON
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.
Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 12:01 pm
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.
Most people need to live live and learn lessons on their own.
Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 12:23 pm
by Leisher
That's why people get more conservative as they get older.