In article <477422c9$0$5345$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com>, Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Cynicism isn't helpful, it's crippling. > > Bullshit. True cynicism is a valid approach to life. I don't think > _anyone_ acts out of anything but self-interest.
Yes, it's valid. I didn't say otherwise. What I said is that it is crippling. It is. Building a specific attitude for approaches to ideas while excluding other attitudes is intrinsically self-limiting. There is no other way to see it.
Therefore, it is not _helpful_ as an approach to ideas. It may be easier, it may be simpler, it may even be contextually correct.
