(urth) The mystery of the image of an astronaut cleaned by Rudesind

[brunians at brunians.org]

As I say, those who wish me to perceive them as friendly persons tend to
address me as Josh.

I can only think that whether or not I like you is a matter of
indifference to you.

This tears at my soul in ways that I cannot express, and so will not
attempt to express.

.


> Brunie, Jeff is capable of letting me know if I understood him correctly.
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> brunians at brunians.org wrote:
>> To ask the answer to questions that have already been answered is a
>> rhetorical tactic typically used with hostile opponents.
>>
>> It is typically used by lawyers examining witnesses with an audience
>> consisting of the jury.
>>
>> Juries, as is notorious, are selected for stupidity.
>>
>> You trick your opponent into saying something false.
>>
>> You get him to confirm that he believes what he said.
>>
>> You then proceed to falsify the false belief to which he has committed
>> himself.
>>
>> This impresses idiotes etc.
>>
>> By using this tactic you are telling your interlocutor(s) that you
>> believe
>> (that) t(he)y is/are stupid.
>>
>> Do you in fact believe that the people you are talking to are stupid?
>>
>> Do you, as I suspect, believe that you are much more intelligent than
>> the
>> general run of people on this mailing list?
>>
>> Or is it just me and a few others that you feel superior to?
>>
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>>> Meaning, returning from the past. Right?
>>>
>>> Jeff Wilson wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Because Wolfe told us how people become curators. Because that system
>>>>> did not exist in the early 20th century.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Well, he related how they become librarians. IIRC, curators also
>>>> oversee
>>>> the Botanical Gardens. I don't see that the Book of Gold would
>>>> particularly attract kids suitable to gardening.
>>>>
>>>> It's not hard to imagine the Vizier and Master Hangsemstrait returning
>>>> from some obscure province with a flierload of "newly rediscovered"
>>>> paintings and a surplus apprentice.
>>>>
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