so let me get this straight.
information is bad because it is presented by someone, often with the idea that your Opinions can be shown to be demonstrably wrong.
so both Information and the people who process information in the fashioning of their political views are like those evil politicians who are all the same because they want to control you.
in the kumbaya land of politics, which is all about your Feelings and Opinions, information tells you other things that you might want to consider, and so is about perhaps encouraging you to think again or reconsider your feelings or opinions and so is about controlling you. information is, in short, mind control.
this follows from the arguments outlined in the op and after, which were predicated on opposing Information and Opinion.
so we can say that, in the context of this exercise, the two are mutually exclusive.
this logic should extend to information about opinions, and particularly to information about opinions which are couched as arguments, because arguments in this context are often made with the end of showing that another is perhaps demonstrably wrong, and so are about controlling them, controlling their minds.
this should also obviously extend to information about information about opinions, which is couched in the form of argument, because argument in this context is being made with the end of showing another that he is perhaps demonstrably wrong and so is about controlling that person, controlling his mind.
this should also obviously extend to information about information about information about opinions for the same reasons.
so to be strict about the rules, what is possible:
we sit in a circle and just feel together.
in this context, there is only one permissible conversation, though there are many variants:
Q. what are you feeling?
A. i can't tell you.
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spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear
it make you sick.
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Last edited by roachboy; 09-03-2008 at 01:59 PM..
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