--- Eric Yost <eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > This is a totally bizarre notion, I realize, but > is there any possibility that altercations might be > addressed by dialogue before physical aggression > became necessary, as a last resort? *The notion of Socratic dialogue seems a bit out of place here. It's sometimes possible to avoid a fight by sort of holding it back a little, but not if the other side is really determined to have one. By hesitating you also stand the risk of being hit first - a mistake which I have often committed. O.K. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html