tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post1295647906067577341..comments2024-03-28T15:48:11.151-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: I SAID IT ONCE. I WILL SAY IT AGAIN.Robert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-57646214112243823292014-06-03T22:43:56.412-04:002014-06-03T22:43:56.412-04:00This bit reminds me of a passage from a small book...This bit reminds me of a passage from a small book by Amos Oz:<br /><br />"Find a husband and wife whose child is dying because she had a pre-existing condition that denies her insurance coverage for the expensive operation she needs, and tell them, looking them right in the eye..."<br /><br />Oz describes talking to a cab driver who is thoughtlessly recommending ethnic cleansing, and he starts challenging the driver to imagine himself personally going door to door killing people. He describes a scenario in which the cabbie has just killed a couple and then hears a baby crying upstairs: now do you to upstairs and kill the baby too?<br /><br />The cabbie replies: you are a cruel man. I think this passage is what Oz took his title from: "How to Cure a Fanatic"<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0691148635/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1401849760&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40<br />Sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16486234948199900568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-68792634596645532922014-06-03T20:21:52.051-04:002014-06-03T20:21:52.051-04:00Elegantly and compellingly put.Elegantly and compellingly put.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12547302679904413077noreply@blogger.com