Groups (Was Re: [lbo-talk] Re: Democracy and ConstitutionalRights)

Luke Weiger lweiger at umich.edu
Thu Aug 19 14:13:54 PDT 2004


----- Original Message ----- From: "Miles Jackson" <cqmv at pdx.edu>


> As much as I agree with your values, we have to admit that our standards
> of reasoning are neither sufficient nor necessary preconditions
> for the survival and stability of human societies (humans
> thrived for hundreds of thousands of years without
> the Enlightenment!).

Cave man 1: Is there a tiger near our cave? Cave man 2 (having a little fun at the expense of his dim friend): There both is and is not a tiger near our cave. Cave man 1: OK.

Cave man 1 didn't live long enough to reproduce.

-- Luke



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