[Dragaera] (no spoilers) The 17 [Great Weapons]

[Howard Brazee]

On 8/11/2006 11:31 PM James Brittain wrote:
>  It isn't just a question of there being no evidence one way or
>  another. It
>  is only rational to assume that a thing does not exist until it is
>  proven to exist.

On the other hand, it is a good survival trait to accept as "right" 
whatever we have been taught - without analysis.    I was reading about 
people who feed California Vultures with vulture puppets.   The vultures 
grew up, flew to power lines, and because of their size, were able to 
land with one foot on a live wire, and one on a ground - and were 
electrocuted.   So they made fake power poles, and pecked at the infants 
who approached the power poles.    Lots of our rules have nothing to do 
with thinking them out.

Having a "right" way of doing things works.    What doesn't work is 
being Righteous.   That is enforcing our sense of right on others.   
That's what most wars are about these days.