http://www.ns-ae.net/2006/11/10/to-the-point/ Pretentious, inconsequential ramblings under a thin veneer of self-effacement. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:05:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.ns-ae.net/2006/11/10/to-the-point/#comment-175 Annie Fri, 17 Nov 2006 18:47:37 +0000 http://www.ns-ae.net/?p=42#comment-175 Methinks he doth protest too much? Methinks he doth protest too much?

]]> http://www.ns-ae.net/2006/11/10/to-the-point/#comment-153 Tim Sun, 12 Nov 2006 22:00:11 +0000 http://www.ns-ae.net/?p=42#comment-153 By your arguement, this comment is not pointless because it is a response to your post. A series of random letters would accomplish that. In reality, it is not pointless because it has a point, or purpose. That purpose is to illustrate your confusion of point/purpose with motivation. You lump all three together, but motivation is something different. You can be motivated to do something that accomplishes nothing, but the action remains pointless without an intended result. Chaos is not a point; it is the lack of one. Black is not a color; it is the lack of light. Random actions may be motivated by a desire to be random, but when it accomplishes nothing, it is pointless. Action - actual desired outcome = pointless. I appologise for being blunt, but a point is something sharper than you describe. By your arguement, this comment is not pointless because it is a response to your post. A series of random letters would accomplish that. In reality, it is not pointless because it has a point, or purpose. That purpose is to illustrate your confusion of point/purpose with motivation. You lump all three together, but motivation is something different. You can be motivated to do something that accomplishes nothing, but the action remains pointless without an intended result. Chaos is not a point; it is the lack of one. Black is not a color; it is the lack of light. Random actions may be motivated by a desire to be random, but when it accomplishes nothing, it is pointless. Action - actual desired outcome = pointless. I appologise for being blunt, but a point is something sharper than you describe.

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