Re: Anti-intellectualism in fandom

On Sat, 9 Feb 2008 00:20:49 -0500, "pete-moss" <papajim7@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:

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>There is nothing that cannot be understood [including sci-fi], and
neither is there such a thing as secret knowledge.
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>Where one states that "many say the sci-fi genre is not understood by
academics," does that mean it cannot be understood, ever, by academics?
>
>Such an argument which states no specific instances of understanding or
misunderstanding by academics or non-academics is hyperbolic and
declarative.
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>If one follows their own intuition and writes sci-fi, without worrying
about academic criticism, one might make more progress.
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>Literary critics who do not write or create anything themselves are at
the bottom of the food chain. 
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>Ars longa, vita brevis  (art is long, life is short)
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>-T&C
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>  "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:foit04$kd3$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>  Wrong.  Try again.
>  -- 
>  Keith F. Lynch - http://keithlynch.net/
>  Please see http://keithlynch.net/email.html
before emailing me.

Judging by the part Keith quoted, what he was saying "Wrong.  Try
again," about wasn't what you said, but that you posted it in HTML.
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