This "worldview" of your makes a point of deying the reality of the situation under disussion. It's difficult to enjoy reading "all the worlds scriptures" when you need to spend most of your time insuring your pyhsical *survival*. You have absolutely no concept of our prisons, do you? On Fri, 26 Oct 2001, Duncan Frissell wrote:
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 15:14:03 -0400 From: Duncan Frissell <frissell@panix.com> To: measl@mfn.org, cypherpunks@einstein.ssz.com Subject: Re: Where The Torture Never Stops...
At 01:11 PM 10/26/01 -0500, measl@mfn.org wrote:
On Fri, 26 Oct 2001, Duncan Frissell wrote:
Besides, "Prison is not punishment to the literate."
Please tell me this is not meant as it reads. I keep trying, but seem unable to find anything but a straight reading..
"Otium sine litteris mors est. -- Lucius Annaeus Seneca
But *with* literature, it's great.
Unfortunately, some prisons deny a wide choice of reading matter to their inmates but as long as you declare yourself a Baha'i upon entry, you get to read all the world's scriptures (including the complete works of L. Ron Hubbard).
DCF
---- [1] And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel. [3} ... but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel? [7] And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel. 1 Chronicles 21.
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