Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!umcp-cs!israel From: israel@umcp-cs.UUCP (Bruce Israel) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: responsibility for the way others think? Message-ID: <206@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Tue, 2-Oct-84 22:54:32 EDT Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.206 Posted: Tue Oct 2 22:54:32 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 4-Oct-84 04:44:53 EDT References: <468@oddjob.UChicago.UUCP> <> Reply-To: israel@maryland.UUCP (Bruce Israel) Organization: U of Maryland, Computer Science Dept., College Park, MD Lines: 22 When this discussions started ("Am I responsible for the way others think?"), there was one basic problem with it that I thought would have been corrected, but nobody has said anything about it, so I will. This discussion started around the statement that, when you say something, and someone misinterprets it, are you responsible for the way that they think. My answer is "No, of course you're not responsible for the way that others think!" But that isn't what this discussion really started on. Its not about their thoughts; its about them receiving your communication, and with that in mind, the question becomes "Am I responsible for my communication?". With that re-phrasing, I would say that the answer is yes, it is your responsiblity to make sure that your communication is received properly. -- Bruce Israel University of Maryland, Computer Science {rlgvax,seismo}!umcp-cs!israel (Usenet) israel@Maryland (Arpanet)