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To: c.hinton who wrote (229968)	5/7/2007 1:31:47 AM
From: c.hinton	Respond to of 281500

i just want to apologize for the "typo" ..." in 1945"

To: c.hinton who wrote (229968)	5/7/2007 2:25:00 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I was joking about being a registered international psychologist [which expertise I claimed for the purposes of giving Geode treatment over the internet with a double her money back guarantee]. I should print myself out a registration certificate, then I could legitimately claim to be registered. I have trained in psychology and did work in an institution for the mentally and physically disabled. But again, I'm kidding. While I read a bunch of psychology stuff at university just for fun, I didn't get a degree, sit exams or anything like that. Though I did work as a supervisor and driver at Auckland Sheltered Workshops 40 years ago. And yes, I was winding Sarman up. It's annoying how Moslems can say any insane thing they like and people just think "Well, what can you expect from them". If an infidel says something, they go ape. I'm sure you have heard of things such as Jews using baby blood for various things and all sorts of completely wacky ideas. en.wikipedia.org I don't see why infidels can't say extreme things too. Moslems didn't get put in charge of the world as far as I've heard. But seriously, it's reasonable to assert that beliefs in supernatural things is by definition detached from reality and ipso facto of questionable mental functionality. There is more than enough carnage by all sorts of people of all sorts of brands based on all sorts of false beliefs. Mqurice

To: c.hinton who wrote (229968)	5/7/2007 3:48:51 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

<would it be fair to add that the collective memory is longer than that of the individual?> Google and Wikipedia are quite collective and certainly robust. I think in human terms, anything older than living memory rapidly dwindles into mythology with limited attachment to reality. <... past grievences ,even imaginary ones ,can twist one into a vengeful ,hating person bent on revenge. > No, I don't know that. I don't think it's true. I think bad upbringing makes infants and children into malevolent adults. Those brought up well will not easily want vengeance for deeds before living memory. They won't hate today's Germans for what some German's ancestor did 150 years ago to one of their great great grandmothers. A son is not responsible for the nasty deeds of his father. While the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, humans are variable and individual enough that a child cannot be expected to do things greatly like their parents, though there will be more than a passing resemblance in most instances. Similarly, Negroes today, such as Condoleezza Rice, wanting compensation for slavery 200 years ago, paid by Y2K immigrants' taxes, would be ridiculous. Which is not to suggest Condoleezza wants such money. I'm just showing how silly it is. Plenty of Euros didn't have slaves and are now poor. Plenty of USA Negroes never had slave ancestors [Hussein-Obama for example] in the USA. Mqurice