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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neocon who wrote (68990)	12/2/2002 9:36:51 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

How exactly do you define objective differences? How do you quantify them? Our DNA is 99.something% similar to a Chimp. So is that the metric you wish to use? Oh NO? why not? It's all in how you look at the differences'; what you notice, and what you choose to ignore. If you look at everything, then everything is different in important ways.

To: Neocon who wrote (68990)	12/2/2002 2:42:59 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Differences and similarities are there, whether anyone sees them or not. And they are trivial or importance, whether anyone notices them or not. Yes to one. No to two. You keep stating that, but without any explanation as to how, if there are no human beings in existence, it is possible to know whether a difference is trivial or important. And without any recognition that to some people or objects the differences may be trivial or vital depending on the time or circumstances. I have given you specific examples, such as the differences between edible and poisonous mushrooms to the starving man in the forest. There are an almost infinite variety of other examples. You have yet to give an example, WITH REASONS, of a difference that is ALWAYS trivial or ALWAYS important to ANY and EVERY observer, which you must do, IMO, to sustain your position.