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To: KLP who wrote (11103)	2/7/2006 5:02:03 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541346

Bingo, kholt! I think you've pegged it precisely. See, I do learn things by discussing. I learned that pretty early on. Unfortunately, despite mighty efforts, I still haven't come to a fully satisfactory understanding of why your cohort believes as it does. The closest I've been able to come is the understanding that, due to the evil quality of the source of this particular threat, it is more repugnant and more visceral, therefore perceived to be greater than a comparable risk without the emotional component. Given equivalent risk, terrorists are simply more scary than tsunamis because they are malicious. I appreciate the contribution of everyone who contributed to those understandings, even if I had to pull teeth to get them. (That was a cool tsunami on Surface last night, BTW.)