mika wrote:
> On Dec 4, 2:04 pm, Joseph Littleshoes wrote:
>
>>mika wrote:
>>
>>>On Dec 4, 8:27 am, Richard Ellis wrote:
>>>
>>>>On 2007-12-04 23:10:16 +0700, "Tom" said:
>>>>
>>>>>"Richard Ellis" wrote
>>
>>>>>>The interesting question is; how did you gain such a good
understanding?
>>>>>>Most people would go about it by looking deep within themselves to
see how
>>>>>>they would (and have) felt in similar situations, and by then
assuming
>>>>>>that the other person would feel the same.
>>
>>>No. Most people, most intelligent people that is, don't assume
>>>everyone else feels, thinks, believes, or acts the same as they do.
>>>They gain such a good understanding of others by paying attention
>>>without assuming anything at all.
>>
>>Yes, but most people, even with only a slight familiarity with them, are
>>highly predictable.
>
>
> To what is the "but" in the above sentence referring? How exactly
> does your comment relate to anything I wrote?
"but" ... some people don't, are not "intelligent" enough to see their
own failings, and are thus "highly predictable" by those of us with our
head not stuck up our eliminatory orifice:)
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JL
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