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To: one_less who wrote (77399)	10/11/2003 4:48:06 PM
From: Solon	Respond to of 82486

"I can agree that sexual arousal or sexual conduct almost certainly involves thoughts about sexuality" Agreed. I need to get out for something and back in a few hours if you're still about.

To: one_less who wrote (77399)	10/11/2003 10:11:16 PM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

I was wondering how you define "risk"--a word you have used a great deal. Like many words it has a range of connotations. Here is a standard dictionary entry. Does one of these exactly fit the idea you contemplate when you say "risk"? I bolded what I thought was the likely meaning you wished to convey. When you say "risk" are you speaking of the possibility of loss or injury? "Main Entry: 1risk Pronunciation: 'risk Function: noun Etymology: French risque, from Italian risco Date: circa 1661 1 : possibility of loss or injury : PERIL 2 : someone or something that creates or suggests a hazard 3 a : the chance of loss or the perils to the subject matter of an insurance contract; also : the degree of probability of such loss b : a person or thing that is a specified hazard to an insurer <a poor risk for insurance> c : an insurance hazard from a specified cause or source <war risk> - risk·less /'ris-kl&s/ adjective - at risk : exposed to a usually specified danger or loss <patients at risk of infection>"