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Re: Brashears on Hanson



dlj@inforamp.net (David Lloyd-Jones) wrote for all to see:

>On Tue, 03 Dec 1996 16:04:03 GMT, brshears@whale.st.usm.edu (Harold
>Brashears) wrote:
>>
>>I still say however, that Jay has some justification, but as I noted,
>>the assumptions are so overwhelming I think his definition may only
>>apply to a fishbowl, or some similar sized environment.
> 
>Harold,
> 
>A fishbowl lives on external fishfood as Earth relies on the supply of
>sunlight.

I'm sorry, my point, not well made, is that as long as you accept
Jay's assumptions, he is correct.  Unfortunately, those assumptions to
not apply in the real world.

Regards, Harold
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persons directly concerned, and the ultimate consequence to the general 
good, are apt to be at complete war with one another."
	---John Stuart Mill, The Subjection of Women, ch. 4 (1869).



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