"DSK" wrote in message
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I'll say the same thing again, until the point sinks in...

Jeff Rigby wrote:
Pine trees outgas more hydrocarbons than cars do although they are
simple
chains and don't contain lead, sulfur or mercury.

Yep.

That's why hundreds of years ago, before we had automobiles & smokestack
factories & fossil fueled power plants that clean up the atmosphere,
planet Earth was so polluted from all the trees that it could barely
support life.

DSK
That's why the Great smoky mountains were called smoky by the Indians 200+
years ago.

Who the heck is REGAN? :-)

On 9 Mar 2005 09:13:47 -0800, wrote:

Who the heck is REGAN? :-)

pseudonym?
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

"John H" wrote in message
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On 9 Mar 2005 09:13:47 -0800, wrote:

Who the heck is REGAN? :-)

pseudonym?
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

I think that much of what is wrong here is the result of binary thinking.
The real world is not that simple. Many wish it so because that makes
everything easier.

Decision trees generally have values assigned to each binary choice and ones
personal values affect the chosen path through the decision tree. That's
why I prefer a person with well thought out moral values making these
decisions, i.e.: Bush. I shudder when I think of a leader who checks the
political wind before each decision.

On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 07:05:25 -0500, "Jeff Rigby" wrote:


"John H" wrote in message
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On 9 Mar 2005 09:13:47 -0800, wrote:

Who the heck is REGAN? :-)

pseudonym?
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

I think that much of what is wrong here is the result of binary thinking.
The real world is not that simple. Many wish it so because that makes
everything easier.

Decision trees generally have values assigned to each binary choice and ones
personal values affect the chosen path through the decision tree. That's
why I prefer a person with well thought out moral values making these
decisions, i.e.: Bush. I shudder when I think of a leader who checks the
political wind before each decision.




The *decision* is the result of binary thinking. That does not mean that the
individuals making the decision are necessarily binary thinkers. If one uses a
decision tree to assist in selecting alternatives, he must still, eventually,
make a decision to adopt or not adopt a selected alternative.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

"John H" wrote in message
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On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 07:05:25 -0500, "Jeff Rigby"
wrote:


"John H" wrote in message
. ..
On 9 Mar 2005 09:13:47 -0800, wrote:

Who the heck is REGAN? :-)

pseudonym?
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

I think that much of what is wrong here is the result of binary thinking.
The real world is not that simple. Many wish it so because that makes
everything easier.

Decision trees generally have values assigned to each binary choice and
ones
personal values affect the chosen path through the decision tree. That's
why I prefer a person with well thought out moral values making these
decisions, i.e.: Bush. I shudder when I think of a leader who checks the
political wind before each decision.




The *decision* is the result of binary thinking. That does not mean that
the
individuals making the decision are necessarily binary thinkers. If one
uses a
decision tree to assist in selecting alternatives, he must still,
eventually,
make a decision to adopt or not adopt a selected alternative.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

If I thought that way I might be a Democrat. The real world is not that
simple. Good intentions can cause serious problems down the road. For
example; Social Security when implemented was an exceedingly good idea but
when you look at it multi-generation it creates social problems.
Grandparents used to live in one of their children's homes, they helped out
by babysitting their grandchildren. By doing this they passed down their
life's-lessons and culture to the grandchildren. Parents are generally too
busy supporting the family to do this properly. As a result of SS allowing
more grandparents to retire to Florida we have another factor that is
contributing to our cultural collapse.

It's been my observation that most of the really successful Blacks are
because of their grandparents.

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Who the heck is REGAN? :-)



Yes, I mistyped "Reagan". Oppps