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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
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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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