Re: virus: Faith, Logic and Purpose

Tim Rhodes (proftim@speakeasy.org)
Fri, 14 Nov 1997 13:44:44 -0800 (PST)


On Wed, 12 Nov 1997, David McFadzean wrote:

> No, I most emphatically did not say we can't have both, or even
> insinuate it. I'm trying very hard to make a valid contribution
> and all I get is criticism for not making a different kind of
> contribution. Would you criticize an artist for not doing math?

Only if the artist kept insisting that he would be able communicate his
viewers better if we just got rid of all those math folks calculators.
There just a crutch, you know.

> Then why criticize me for not teaching people to be kinder or more
> creative? That doesn't mean I don't think it is important, it
> *only* means I don't know how. I will gladly support anyone who
> does know how.

Even if they employ <faith> to do it?

-Prof. Tim