X-15 test pilot William J. "Pete" Knight diagnosed with an acute form of leukemia

(Stuf4) wrote in message . com...

I do. You do. They do. We all make our own judgements.

I posted my evaluation on a particular subject. You posted your
evaluation on my evaluation. Who are you to judge me? You are a
freethinking person.

What you actually did was create a whole new subject to express your
"judgement" about Pete Knight. I believe you judged him guilty. Now,
who are you to make this judgement?

You have not imposed your judgement onto me. I have not imposed my
judgement onto anyone else. We have both expressed our views without
being oppressive.



Why do they need to reevaluate after learning that their direction is
seen to be in error? They only need to if they see a need to.
(Otherwise it is only the others who are in need.)


So, your intent was to demonstrate that a "need to reevaluate"
existed? In the midst of praise for an individual, it's also fitting
to point out their "flaws"...is that it? (Of course, with you
defining what is flawed.)

In which direction does your moral compass point? Obviously not in
the same direction as Pete Knight's. Yet you would posthumously
"radio a vector to him", presumably to land on your moral airstrip.

Please be clear that the criticism I posted had nothing to do with
whether or not my moral compass is aligned differently from his. I
could be in total agreement with Pete's beliefs on homosexuality. I
could be in total support of legislation that he pushed...

I *still* focus on his decision to cut off communications with his
son. That is not a method that I support (though you may feel
differently).


But why focus on that? Why even bring it up? It certainly has
nothing to do with the subject at hand. Perhaps, in another NG, under
different lighting conditions, it might make sense to use Pete Knight
as an example...a talking point. But in sci.space.history?

And I must wonder...

How many thousands of little rejections did young David Knight get
from his father when growing up, and did those rejections influence
his decision to seek love from other males later in life...


Whoa. Simply, whoa.

What difference does it make if one heads N and another NNW, when
their paths don't cross? Or was yours a general informational
airman's notice: "Hey, ya'll...I'm aheadin' North. Now don't ya'll
come 'twixt me an' mah destiny, cause then I'm gonna have to be
admirin' you while I turn ya back on course!"

I hope you can see that I'm not telling you which way to go. I'm just
saying, "Keep your compass to yourself."

You are offering a correction for me to use as I see fit. Perhaps
that is not so qualitatively different from me offering a vector to
those who may be in Pete's previous situation.


~ CT

There's a significant difference. What you're doing is preaching.
What I'm doing is saying "Stop preaching." See the difference?