if you could change people's minds...
$Zero
what would be the top ten things you'd choose to change people's minds
about?
people in general, i mean.
(if you can't think of ten things, name just one or two):
if you could change people's minds...
what one or two things would you choose to change people's minds
about?
(people in general, not your girlfriend's sex drive, or your boss's
frugality, or your children's obedience).
...
actually, feel free to answer the question that way as well.
...
if you could change people's minds...
who specifically (and what about their thinkings) would you want to
change?
...
and finally,
if you could change your own mind...
what would you want to change about it?
....
-$Zero...
this is the dullest essay you'll ever read
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.writing/msg/ddd2beff4477227a
boots
>what would be the top ten things you'd choose to change people's minds
>about?
They'd think for themselves.
They'd remember that they're going to die so they wouldn't betray
themselves for the chance to eat one more gallon of ice-cream.
They'd remember that they're going to die so they wouldn't be afraid
to eat the whole gallon of ice-cream if that's what they wanted.
They'd tell their bosses the truth and say things like "you're an
asshole" or "go fuck yourself".
They'd remember that society won't be able to touch them once they're
dead and wonder why it should be able to jerk them around while
they're alive.
They'd wonder what the point of dealing with commute traffic and
mandatory meetings really, really is.
They'd look at credit cards and payment contracts and think "chains".
And they'd want to send me lots of kewel stuff, money and toys and
stuff like that because it would make my life meaningful and I'd live
forever, yeah, that's it.
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just write it
Alan Hope
>if you could change people's minds...
>what would be the top ten things you'd choose to change people's minds
>about?
I'd want them all to think there really is only one God, and it's the
same God for everyone.
Then I'd want them all to believe that when he said, love your
neighbour, he really meant it. Not just some neighbours, not just
neighbours you think deserve it, but all of them, whoever they are.
The first part is an offence against my reason, but I think it's worth
it. It doesn't in itself prevent any developments in science etc, but
even if it does, I think the benefit of the second part outweigh the
damage.
The second part speaks for itself. I've been thinking about this whole
God-noGod dispute, and the most remarkable point put was from Miz UV,
who said she would cheerfully believe if she could allow herself. I
think that the vast majority of those who believe don't ask themselves
the question she does. But I think a lot of those who are seeking
would be happy to fall into line if there were even one tiny benefit
to be seen from belief. My second condition would provide that.
If only those people who profess a belief in God could show themselves
to be people of love, how many hearts would they win? Sadly the
reality is something else. While claiming to believe in goodwill to
all men, they live their lives as if some other rule were in force.
When I was growing up, and going to Sunday school, I was led to
believe that suddenly the angel of the LORD came upon them, and the
glory of the LORD shone round about them, and they were sore afraid.
And the angel spake unto them, saying: "Glory to GOD in the highest,
and peace on earth. Goodwill to all men."
Later I found people claiming the angel in fact said, Peace on earth
to all men of good will. Which you'll agree is something else
entirely, and is, instead of a message to bring men together, a recipe
for splitting them apart. Fucking People's Front of Judea.
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AH
http://grapes2dot0.blogspot.com
boots
Perhaps you're not all bad; mostly, but not all. <g>
Naive though; glad to see that naivte peering out between your
fingers, it's a cause for hope, Hope.
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just write it