RE: virus: Logic and Purpose

Tim Rhodes (proftim@speakeasy.org)
Mon, 20 Oct 1997 10:26:41 -0700 (PDT)


On Mon, 20 Oct 1997, Robin Faichney wrote:

> What I do think would help is a significant proportion
> of the participants consciously trying to slow down --
> react more thoughtfully, less like a knee-jerk (or just
> a jerk), be more tolerant, etc. Including me. We
> need to counteract the effect on us of the speed of
> the medium, not enhance it.

Well said. And it ties into the value of both logic and Buddhism in
overcoming immediate reaction for a more thoughtful purpose.