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To: stockman_scott who wrote (42896)	10/4/2001 7:39:45 PM
From: Jill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

Talked to a friend about it. There are only 3 possibilities: 1) Total coincidence 2) Some terrorist(s) experimented with an aerosol can or some limited form of spreading, to see how many people would actually get sick--to see how effective it is. And maybe they will decide it's not too effective 3) Something big & scary is going on. Altho IF that were the case, since the man was admitted on Tuesday, it would most likely have shown up. Remember, they didn't let us know until they'd canvassed hospitals--they were worried for 2 days and only report it now that they see there are no other symptoms 4) It was stupid when that guy just came on the news and said they have lots of abx. in Florida and not to worry. ONce you have symptoms--you die no matter what! Antibiotics are useless at that point

To: stockman_scott who wrote (42896)	10/4/2001 7:49:33 PM
From: James Calladine	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 65232

"WHAT REALLY HAPPENED to the russian plane and to the man in Florida" Yes! That reminds me of a story from many years ago. I had two friends, one Dutch, one English, both into history, who always seemed to argue about everything. In particular they were vehement about some battle or other in the early 1600's between the Dutch and the English which each insisted their country had won. They had originally learned about the battle in primary school textbooks. They each dug out those textbooks and found....(guess what?) Dutch books said the Dutch won! English books said the English won! So who won? There was a U.S. Supreme Court case in the 50's, I believe about "truth in advertising". Some shaving cream advertiser had TV commercials running showing men shaving. However, the commercials were actually MADE using cream cheese on the face, because when photographed by the TV cameras it looked liked shaving cream, whereas real shaving cream looked like something else again. The FTC charged false advertising! The Supreme Court found in favor of the advertiser, quoting an obscure 14th Century catholic philsopher who held that: REALITY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER! So back to the battle between the Dutch and the English. Who won? The Dutch and the English! Two winners of one battle--is this logical? No. But, except for The Undivided Divine Reality, human reality is individual, varied, and as in the eye of the beholder. Einsteinian Physics has a similar view--the observer CHANGES the observed! Lots of people will say this is nonsense--but remember you are fighting your own Supreme Court! Namaste! Jim