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From: David Hobby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Keith Henson wrote:
Got me, what is the difference between disease organisms
and parasites? If the individuals are sufficiently large, we
call them parasites, and if they are small enough, we don't?
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My pet cat is clearly a parasite. I would be hard pressed to desribe him
as a disease.
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> >Most
> >apocalyptic cults turn inward a bit before the predicted
> >apocalypse. This seriously interferes with their ability to
> >recruit more members. And so on...
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> Correct, but *after* the date some of them get more into recruiting.
The
> JWs are an example.
I think the more common behavior is pushing back the
predicted date of the apocalypse. But I guess one can only do
this so many times.
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Indeed:
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