Re: virus: A is, of course, A, yet there are other A's which aren't

Eva-Lise Carlstrom (eva-lise@eskimo.com)
Sun, 14 Sep 1997 14:32:19 -0700 (PDT)


On Sat, 13 Sep 1997, Tadeusz Niwinski wrote:

> Let me indulge in un-Cialdini-ng Richard:

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> > consider
> >that all the axioms, measurements, truths, and laws that you now believe
> >are good approximations that focus one particular pair of binoculars on
> >this thing we call reality.
>
> Commitment and Consistency.
>
> >You may be surprised to discover that other
> >views produce equally interesting experiences.
>
> The hell with Cialdini, this is a drug-pusher. WHAT other views? Richard,
> I must be sick, I keep believing in your Santa. I know it's not Level-3
> mystery, it's not cognac, not cigars, not infatuation with girls, not even
> MS God!
>
> What *is it* Richard that you are tempting Nathaniel with?

Flexibility?

Eva,
welcoming Tad back to the planet. :)