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Keith McMullen keithsz at mac.com
Mon Oct 30 21:38:03 CST 2006


Blue lines plus green lines plus wrote wrote wrote:

On Oct 30, 2006, at 10:43 AM, Tore Rye Andersen wrote:

> On Oct 30, 2006, at 12:49 AM, Paul Mackin wrote:

>> On Oct 30, 2006, at 11:20 AM, David Morris wrote:

> >>On 10/29/06, Carvill John <johncarvill@[omitted]> wrote:
>> >I always read the introduction last.
>>
> >Same here.  I don't like to be told whats important in the book I've
> >yet to read.  I'd like to figure that out for myself.
>
>> David Morris


> Might have to disagree

> Don't have to think of it as being told what's important, but only   
> what someone else thinks important.

> It's good to have the ideas of others to bounce your own off of.

> Sometimes you don't know what to think until presented with  
> something  you can disagree with.

> Understanding  is a  social experience.

Might have to agree (with Paul, that is): An introduction is the  
equivalent of a suggested route through a dense forest. Taking the  
suggested route will probably get you through the forest in one  
piece, but there are an almost infinite number of other possible  
routes through the forest. Some will lead you directly into a mud  
pond, others will lead you past the cave of the forest trolls, but if  
you trust your own judgment, you'll probably find your own way  
through the forest, without relying too much on the suggested route.

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