Re: Thoughts and Perceptions

From: Wade T.Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Tue Apr 16 2002 - 17:33:43 BST

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    On Tuesday, April 16, 2002, at 11:44 , Bill Spight wrote:

    > The idea of escape velocity would not have occurred to us.

    Escape velocity is not an idea.

    It too is a fact.

    Are facts memes?

    IMHO, no.

    - Wade

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