----- Original Message ----- From: "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 7:18 PM Subject: Re: [Humor] RE: Question Regarding Religion and Atheism
> On Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 07:04:06PM -0500, Robert Seeberger wrote: > > > Like setting your house on fire, eh Erik? > > Have you ever tried shorting out the smart DC transformers that come > with things like notebook computers? They don't set on fire, they don't > even get hot. There is a circuit inside that detects it and opens a > switch. But what manufacturer is going to go to such expense for an item such as "christmas lights" which have little use the rest of the year. (hence the occams razor comment) > > > Actually no "data" has been presented, just some chat with nebulous > > descriptions. > > Actually, data has been presented. Julia's description constitutes a > kind of experiment, and her results are "data". Oh.....silly me! > > > > Nope. A burned out bulb does NOT kill the entire string. It is NOT > > > series. > > > > I didn't say burned out, I said removed. There is a subtle difference > > that reading what I actually wrote might reveal. I think I covered > > some fairly likely bases as opposed to...... > > You wrote that a removed bulb kills the entire string, so it must > be series. I corrected that statement by adding that a burned out > bulb does not kill the entire string, so it canNOT be series. Reading > comprehension? No, your solution just seems extremely improbable. Quite possible I'll agree, but overly expensive and prone to failures. > > > That you need one is self evident. > > That I need one with reading comprehension skills is self evident. > Good retort! xponent Totally Retorted Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
