Re: The story-telling ape (was virus: Logic)

Eva-Lise Carlstrom (eva-lise@efn.org)
Wed, 22 Oct 1997 13:49:20 -0700 (PDT)


On Wed, 22 Oct 1997, David McFadzean wrote:

> If it can be shown that unreasonable beliefs play an important
> causal role in virtually all unfortunate and/or regrettable
> human decisions (involving, for example, fatal accidents,
> torture, oppression, hate crimes, abuse, genocide, etc.), would
> you change your position? I'm not saying they do (yet), I'm
> asking what if?

I know you were talking to Reed, David, but:
What if the above was in fact proven, but unreasonable beliefs were also
shown to play an important causal role in virtually all fortunate and/or
commendable human decisions?

Eva,
who isn't saying they do (yet), just asking what if?