Re: Source Code for OS?

[olcott <olcott@qwest.net>]

Roy was being snide and arrogant...
Or perhaps tongue in cheek...
In neither case was it intended as
a complement.

Paul Schlyter wrote:

> In article <3A822DC4.DC5B82@qwest.net>, olcott  <olcott@qwest.net> wrote:
>
> > Paul Schlyter wrote:
> >
> >> In article <3A818755.EF5CF0A5@inetnebr.com>,
> >> Roy and/or Janet Miller  <millers@inetnebr.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> olcott wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> 1. Christ wasn't an amateur
> >>>>
> >>>> The distinction between professional and amateur is most
> >>>> typically made on the basis of whether one received monetary
> >>>> compensation for there work.
> >>>
> >>> That is not the difference between amateur and professional.
> >>> I suggest you learn what the word "profession" means, not it's
> >>> current misuse by the vulgar.
> >>
> >> And I suggest you learn what the word "amateur" means.  It's not a
> >> synonym to "dilettant" or "incompetent person".  Instead it really
> >> means "lover" (compare with the french "amour" and the spanish and
> >> italian "amore").  I.e. an amateur is someone doing somthing for the
> >> love of the subject, not for the economic profit.
> >>
> >> And, yes, some amateurs are actually more competent than some
> >> professionals.
> >>
> >> And in this respect, Christ was indeed a very dedicated amateur,
> >> not just because he did what he did without getting paid, but
> >> more importantly because he did what he did because he loved it
> >> so much that he gave his life fore it.  Few amateurs are THAT
> >> dediceted; virtually no professionals are.
> >>
> >> And Christ was also a more successful preacher than the
> >> professional priests of that time....  so he must be
> >> considered an example of an amateur being more competent
> >> than the professionals....
> >
> > The only reason that this even came up is that Roy arrogantly
> > insulted me for merely being an amatuer theologian...
>
> Why do you feel insulted?  Roy was complementing you for your
> great love of theology, wasn't he?  And remember that Christ too
> was an amateur....
>
> :-)
>
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