>I think maybe it's over-optimistic to take a concensus among
>participants in a particular discussion to mean there's a
>concensus among list members in general. I for one very
>often don't bother to respond when I see something I disagree
>with -- I'd never have time for anything else!
Maybe so, but you have to admit there was consensus among
most who cared enough to say something.
>And don't forget, we always have to allow for the possibility of
>factors we're currently unaware of, that would allow apparent
>contradictions to co-exist.
No-one doubts that apparent contradictions are common.
-- David McFadzean david@lucifer.com Memetic Engineer http://www.lucifer.com/~david/ Church of Virus http://www.lucifer.com/virus/