On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 13:40:45 -0500, "John Harlow"
wrote:

Lol - then set us straight! What is one to think when they see such things
as the value of human life literally expressed in dollars (well, ok,
shekels) - and women being worth half that of men? Is there some underlying
message I'm missing?

Some things are worth my time, some are not. My standoffishness stems
from past attempts to explain context to people. You'll believe what
you want, no matter what I say, so what would be the point of a long
fruitless conversation?

Someone I respect put it this way: It takes much longer to answer a
complex lie than it does to tell it. I may not believe what Catholics
or Protestants do about the Bible, but I think I know when something
is being used in a fallacy.

Rob

--
[You] don't make your kids P.C.-proof by keeping them
ignorant, you do it by helping them learn how to
educate themselves.

-- Orson Scott Card