Philbo King
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The zen version of this (to explain why you should be able to fight if needed):I suppose I'm a cantankerous, contrary curmudgeon and a bilious, ill-tempered old fart, but I disagree.
Somewhere back in the mists of time, I heard this anecdote. It more or less explains my attitude towards high-end audio.
Two people were discussing their militant neighbors. The first was pessimistic regarding a forthcoming war, the other optimistic. The optimist said, "Quit being so negative! You always judge things in such a negative light! You're most probably wrong!" The pessimist replied, "I'd rather be a pessimist and be proven wrong than an optimist and be proven wrong!"
As for astounding numbers of people with fringe beliefs, I must confess that I know quite a few people whose actions belie their words. Wasn't it attributed to Twain? ..... "Don't believe anything you hear and only half of what you see."
Please don't take this to mean that I'm trying to get you to change your beliefs. I'm not. You have a right to them. I simply don't believe them the way you do.
Jim
"I'd rather be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war."