Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 16:38:30 01/02/02
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On January 02, 2002 at 19:28:44, Dan Andersson wrote: >But if you are near certain you will be cheated? Be it true or not. Then it >won't be fear. What is that, then? I think you and I have different meanings for fear. If you are sure someone is going to cheat then you are AFRAID of that. I (personally) think that fear would be irrational. Others disagree. My opinion is unchanged. Do you really believe that some participant has not entered because they are *sure* someone is going to cheat? I think they would be mentally ill. Not that there cannot be reasonable reservations. But these should be easily overcome by simple safeguards. >Take the mention of fear away from your posts and I would agree >with most of it. Calling people cowards, even if they are unnamed. Is abhorrent >to me. I call it like I see it. There may be some other reasons to stay away. For instance, someone could be completely disinterested. But I don't believe that is why any of them would stay away. My personal opinion is that the only reason professional programs avoid entrance is fear of losing. The fear is probably from the marketing types, but there it is. Are people really staying away because they are frozen in fear of cheaters? They should all go buy Barry Manilow records and have an iced tea.
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