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Psychology Major Looking to Get Persuasive
Re: Psychology Major Looking to Get Persuasive
by BigTex » Mon 21 Apr 2008, 19:33:32
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BigTex', 'O')vershoot is required reading.
pfffft!
I didn't say it was required agreeing.
But if you haven't read Catton's argument, it's hard to critique it OR agree with it.
There are arguments against the overshoot/die-off thesis. But you have to know Catton's case before you can refute it.
I think Catton cuts to the heart of what's wrong with our world. That doesn't mean I'm rooting for a die-off or that I am not horrified at the idea.
Why would you NOT recommend that someone read it (other than personally thinking it is dull)?
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Re: Psychology Major Looking to Get Persuasive
by mos6507 » Mon 21 Apr 2008, 20:24:11
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BigTex', '
')mos6507, I'm curious, were you already familiar with Catton's entire analysis? Is that part of what made it boring?
')mos6507, I'm curious, were you already familiar with Catton's entire analysis? Is that part of what made it boring?
My introduction to PO was via Life after the Oil Crash. So I already knew the gist.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BigTex', '
')Did you learn anything from it, or was it all stuff you already knew?
I'll let you know when I finish it. Maybe there is a big Death Star battle further into it.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BigTex', '
')Did you disagree with any of his analysis or conclusions?
I already agree with his conclusions at a visceral level. I don't really need to be won over by data that I've largely already absorbed.
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