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From:
Ed Hall
To:
Indelible Discursive Messages
Date:
Thu, 07 Jun 2001 17:42:02 -0700
Subject:
Re: [idm] IDM - Intelligence vs Emotion
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I'm sorry, you must want the "EDM" (Emotional Dance Music) list, down the stairs and to your left. More seriously, the very premise of a conflict between "Intelligence vs Emotion" is wrong on so many levels that I don't think useful argument is possible. First, because dividing them into a duality is wholly artificial; they are but two culturally-defined regions in the multidimensional space of human experience. Second, even as conventionally defined there is an enormous overlap between the two spheres. Third, the interplay between them (and the rest) is so individual that arguing about them is even more pointless than arguing over ones experience of the color "red" vs that of the color "blue." I could go on, but I think my point is made. Perhaps it's just because there is more adolescent angst here than this (relatively) old man is used to, but there sure seems to be a lot of folks out to buttress their own sense of self-worth by throwing up challenges such as this, pitting their world-view against those who might see things differently. It doesn't work. Trust me; such attempts to "enlighten" form a hollow goal. -Ed --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org