Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id PAA05616 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Fri, 19 Jan 2001 15:06:32 GMT Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 14:39:07 +0000 To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: Now They're Singing a Different Song Message-ID: <20010119143907.A2126@reborntechnology.co.uk> References: <20010119035512.AAA4496@camailp.harvard.edu@[204.96.32.110]> <00de01c081cf$e11a8980$5eaefea9@cable.rcn.com> <20010119100418.B509@reborntechnology.co.uk> <011601c0820d$542572e0$5eaefea9@cable.rcn.com> <20010119124034.A1745@reborntechnology.co.uk> <014d01c0821a$c51f5760$5eaefea9@cable.rcn.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.12i In-Reply-To: <014d01c0821a$c51f5760$5eaefea9@cable.rcn.com>; from agassi@erols.com on Fri, Jan 19, 2001 at 08:21:45AM -0500 From: Robin Faichney <robin@reborntechnology.co.uk> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
On Fri, Jan 19, 2001 at 08:21:45AM -0500, Aaron Agassi wrote:
>
> > Diesel is only a special case of vehicle fuel in general. But I'm
> > careful not to put it in my petrol tank, even so. Sometimes distinctions
> > are useful.
> >
> Special cases are a different distinction than category.
Please explain the relevant difference. Why is it useful to
distinguish between difference types of vehicle fuel, and not
useful to distinguish between different types of replicator?
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