Pre "Sun Tzu said: In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact; to shatter and destroy it is not so good." The Art of War

Centrefold Perfectly Flat

Quote A real man - real in all the ways that we recognize as real - finds himself suddenly abstracted from the world and deposited in a physical situation whcih could not possible exist: sounds have aroma, smells have colour and depth, sights have texture, touches have pitch and timbre. There he is informed by a disembodied voice that he has been brought to that place as a champion for his world. He must fight to the death in single combat against a champion from another world. If he is defeated, he will die, and his world - the real world - will be destroyed because it lacks the inner strength to survive. The man refuses to believe that what he is told is true. He asserts that he is either dreaming or hallucinating, and declines to put in the false position of fighting to the death where no 'real' danger exists. He is implacable in his determination to disbelieve his apparent situation, and does not defend himself when he is attacked by the champion of the other world. Question: is the man's behaviour courageous or cowardly? This is the fundamental question of ethics. Lord Foul's Bane, Stephen Donaldson.

Post "This is not about money, this is about power." - Predator 2

   

F*ck 'em all, let Aids sort 'em out 14th November 2002 0001