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Author: ilya_shambat2004ilya_shambat2004 Date: Aug 14, 2006 14:02
OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE COMBINED
As a college student at University of Virginia, I worked at a
restaurant called the Tree House. All other employees were local black
people, and I noticed one thing especially: They were all referring to
each other by nickname. I asked why they did that, and the answers were
such as "What do you mean, why?" and "That's just how it is dog." One
woman with intelligent eyes said, "That's a good question."
And indeed it is a good question to ask, one that is not limited to the
Tree House. The statements like "that's just how it is, dog" reveal a
common problem that is had by people who have lived in a single society
all their lives: Lack of objective insight into its workings. Clearly
referring to everybody by nickname is not the case in Long Island or in
Sudan or in China. "That's how it is, dog"? Not exactly.
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Author: JulianJulian Date: Aug 14, 2006 20:22
> OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE COMBINED
Snip off topic rant.
Manners maketh man Spambot, and you
are hovering around the bacteria stage.
For instnce...
recently you posted an off topic question to TRB
under the heading... Liberalism and conservatism.
The question was replied to and yet you do not
have the common decency or grace to acknowledge
the answer. Not so much as a squeak of gratitude.
Please consider evolving.
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Author: Eliminativist ManEliminativist Man Date: Aug 14, 2006 21:25
On 14 Aug 2006 14:02:22 -0700, ilya_shambat2004@ yahoo.com cross posted:
arrogantly cross posted to five! NGs :
alt.philosophy,
alt.psychology,
alt.magick,
talk.religion.buddhism,
rec.arts.prose
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Author: darwinistdarwinist Date: Aug 15, 2006 00:40
> OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE COMBINED
>
> As a college student at University of Virginia, I worked at a
> restaurant called the Tree House. All other employees were local black
> people, and I noticed one thing especially: They were all referring to
> each other by nickname. I asked why they did that, and the answers were
> such as "What do you mean, why?" and "That's just how it is dog." One
> woman with intelligent eyes said, "That's a good question."
>
> And indeed it is a good question to ask, one that is not limited to the
> Tree House. The statements like "that's just how it is, dog" reveal a
> common problem that is had by people who have lived in a single society
> all their lives: Lack of objective insight into its workings. Clearly
> referring to everybody by nickname is not the case in Long Island or in
> Sudan or in China. "That's how it is, dog"? Not exactly.
>
> Similar is the case with referring to things as "normal" or referring
> to one or another clique as speaking for "everyone." What's normal in
> one place (calling people by nickname in the Tree House) is not what's ...
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Author: JulianJulian Date: Aug 15, 2006 01:05
Eliminativist Man wrote:
> On 14 Aug 2006 14:02:22 -0700, ilya_shambat2004@ yahoo.com cross posted:
>
> arrogantly cross posted to five! NGs :
>
> alt.philosophy,
> alt.psychology,
> alt.magick,
> talk.religion.buddhism,
> rec.arts.prose
Ilya's ill.
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Author: TruthSlaveTruthSlave Date: Aug 15, 2006 03:04
> OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE COMBINED
>
> As a college student at University of Virginia, I worked at a
> restaurant called the Tree House. All other employees were local black
> people, and I noticed one thing especially: They were all referring to
> each other by nickname. I asked why they did that, and the answers were
> such as "What do you mean, why?" and "That's just how it is dog." One
> woman with intelligent eyes said, "That's a good question."
>
> And indeed it is a good question to ask, one that is not limited to the
> Tree House. The statements like "that's just how it is, dog" reveal a
> common problem that is had by people who have lived in a single society
> all their lives: Lack of objective insight into its workings. Clearly
> referring to...
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Author: TruthSlaveTruthSlave Date: Aug 15, 2006 03:04
> OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE COMBINED
>
> As a college student at University of Virginia, I worked at a
> restaurant called the Tree House. All other employees were local black
> people, and I noticed one thing especially: They were all referring to
> each other by nickname. I asked why they did that, and the answers were
> such as "What do you mean, why?" and "That's just how it is dog." One
> woman with intelligent eyes said, "That's a good question."
>
> And indeed it is a good question to ask, one that is not limited to the
> Tree House. The statements like "that's just how it is, dog" reveal a
> common problem that is had by people who have lived in a single society
> all their lives: Lack of objective insight into its workings. Clearly
> referring to...
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