You are SO CLOSE to getting it.
Richard Brodie richard@brodietech.com http://www.brodietech.com/rbrodie/
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-virus@lucifer.com [mailto:owner-virus@lucifer.com]On Behalf
Of David McFadzean
Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 1999 8:04 AM
To: virus@lucifer.com
Subject: Truth and consequences (was RE: virus: Scientists and
Philosophers)
At 07:45 AM 2/10/99 -0800, Richard Brodie wrote:
>I have found it very useful not to want to look at issues such as
>
>--do I really want to be in this relationship?
>--I wonder if I could get away with shtupping the redhead who keeps smiling
>at me at the espresso stand.
>--if I can find someone this good who loves me so much, couldn't I find
>someone better who loves me a little less?
You're choosing marriage over truth *and* happiness? On the other hand if staying in the marriage maximizes your happiness, you have nothing to fear from the truth. Or am I missing something?
-- David McFadzean david@lucifer.com Memetic Engineer http://www.lucifer.com/~david/ Church of Virus http://www.lucifer.com/virus/