Re: Chaos Theory [was Re: Benefit and belief]

2011-10-03 Thread alex23
Zero Piraeus wrote: > A dissenting view [and a Kill Bill spoiler, of sorts]: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdWF7kd1tNo A fun diatribe, sure, but still an outsider view that is in direct conflict with how the characters are actually portrayed. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pytho

Re: Chaos Theory [was Re: Benefit and belief]

2011-10-03 Thread Zero Piraeus
: On 4 October 2011 00:43, alex23 wrote: > rantingrick wrote: >> Clark Kent is just an assumed identity of Superman. > > Actually, he identifies with Clark Kent, Superman is the secret > identity. > > You're thinking of Batman, for whom Bruce Wayne is the mask. A dissenting view [and a Kill Bil

Re: Chaos Theory [was Re: Benefit and belief]

2011-10-03 Thread alex23
rantingrick wrote: > TrueWiseObserver: Wrong pseudo. Superman will ALWAYS be superman even > if he wears a dress and stilettos. Clark Kent is just an assumed > identity of Superman. Actually, he identifies with Clark Kent, Superman is the secret identity. You're thinking of Batman, for whom Bruc

Re: Chaos Theory [was Re: Benefit and belief]

2011-10-03 Thread rantingrick
On Oct 3, 11:27 am, Chris Angelico wrote: > PhysicsExpert: Super-speed wouldn't work, the acceleration required to > achieve it would burn up his surroundings! For some definition of "super-speed" i suppose. Since we're bouncing around the "relatives" here we need to consider this one also -> Su

Re: Chaos Theory [was Re: Benefit and belief]

2011-10-03 Thread Chris Angelico
On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 2:54 AM, rantingrick wrote: > Observer: Why is it that Clark Kent and Superman are never in the same > place at the same time? > ComicFanboy: Because Clark Kent IS Kal-El's secret identity duh! > PuesdoWiseObserver: Wait a minute fanboy, they ARE in the same place > at the s

Re: Chaos Theory [was Re: Benefit and belief]

2011-10-03 Thread rantingrick
On Oct 2, 4:43 pm, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > In all cases, we can be sure that the contradiction between the pair of > statements are genuine contradictions and not mere apparent > contradictions caused by "narrow perspective" or incomplete or erroneous > knowledge. Observer: Why is it that Clark

[OT] Re: Chaos Theory [was Re: Benefit and belief]

2011-10-02 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Sun, 02 Oct 2011 08:03:07 -0700, rusi wrote: > On Oct 2, 8:03 am, Steven D'Aprano +comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info> wrote: >> By the way, who removed the OT label from the subject line? Please >> don't unless it actually comes back on topic. >> >> DevPlayer wrote: >> > I still assert that contr

Re: Chaos Theory [was Re: Benefit and belief]

2011-10-02 Thread rusi
On Oct 2, 8:03 am, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > By the way, who removed the OT label from the subject line? Please don't > unless it actually comes back on topic. > > DevPlayer wrote: > > I still assert that contradiction is caused by narrow perspective. > > There's no doubt that some *apparent* contr

Re: [OT] Chaos Theory [was Re: Benefit and belief]

2011-10-01 Thread Steven D'Aprano
Gregory Ewing wrote: > Steven D'Aprano wrote: >> By the way, who removed the OT label from the subject line? > > Probably nobody "removed" it, they just replied to some earlier > message that didn't have it. I started the "Benefit and belief" sub-thread, changing the subject line from "suggested

Re: [OT] Chaos Theory [was Re: Benefit and belief]

2011-10-01 Thread Gregory Ewing
Steven D'Aprano wrote: By the way, who removed the OT label from the subject line? Probably nobody "removed" it, they just replied to some earlier message that didn't have it. Despite the term, a newsgroup thread is not a linear structure, it's a tree. Changing the subject line on one branch d

[OT] Chaos Theory [was Re: Benefit and belief]

2011-10-01 Thread Steven D'Aprano
By the way, who removed the OT label from the subject line? Please don't unless it actually comes back on topic. DevPlayer wrote: > I still assert that contradiction is caused by narrow perspective. There's no doubt that some *apparent* contradictions are caused by lack of correct information.