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The second pair of terms makes a lot more sense.

2007-06-21T14:16:00.000+01:00

The second pair of terms makes a lot more sense.

Aha, I'm glad you asked that. Intellectuals...

2007-06-21T08:48:00.000+01:00

Aha, I'm glad you asked that. Intellectuals can become set in their ways as much as the clods. Our brains are prone to falling into patterns and it takes effort to keep one's perspective open to new things.

I think I was unwise using the terms "kneejerk" and "gut reaction", I probably should have come up with something new like "immediate reaction" and "considered reaction" to clarify things.

Thanks for the reply. I'm glad this managed to get you thinking.

Actually, this post gave me some food for thought,...

2007-06-21T07:54:00.000+01:00

Actually, this post gave me some food for thought, which I don't eat enough of.

Is there really a difference? Or are you basically saying that clods have knee-jerk reactions (ie the reaction to the film you mentioned) whereas intellectuals get to have gut reactions?

I think any other reaction is probably unhealthy :...

2007-06-20T19:27:00.000+01:00

I think any other reaction is probably unhealthy :)

im sorry, this esoteric blog is far too complex. I...

2007-06-20T19:11:00.000+01:00

im sorry, this esoteric blog is far too complex. I must move on ;)