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	of course without those Brits, we french would never have had those a

wful english words penetrated in our language by william the conquerer 
at
 normandy and joan of arc would never have been burned at the stake- 
just
 kidding.  the brits did help us in WWII, we will give them that-:)
lol
>

> De: Carey Tisdal <[log in to unmask]>
> A: ISEN-ASTC-L@HO
ME.EASE.LSOFT.COM
> Objet: Re: Is this can of beans round or square?2
>
 Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 14:53:40 -0500

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>
 Ian,
> 
> Bravo!
> 
> What would we do without you Brits? Last year 
on vacation exiting a Sunday 
> morning service at Westminster Abbey, I 
realized I was standing in a spot 
> that I could see the "emtombments" 
of both Darwin and Newton. It made me 
> smile. Similarly, your history 
provides a perspective, experience in 
> tolerance, and clarity of thoug
ht that benefits us all. A little humor 
> doesn't hurt either.
> 
> T
hank you for a clearly communicated and valuable addition to this 
> dis
cussion. There are alternatives to win/lose thinking--ones with real 
> 
integrity!  Those alternatives require some understanding of the history 
and 
> philosophy of science and some tolerance for disagreement.  Those
 are 
> challenges that we should not take lightly. While this topic doe
s not have 
> to be viewed as a dilemma, neither is it open to a "let's 
all hold hands and 
> be friends" solution--at least not without some ha
rd work and clear 
> thinking.
> 
> Thank you for the websites and the
 references.
> 
> Carey Tisdal
> 
>

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