On 08/09/2007 10:05 AM, James Knott wrote: > Johnny Rosenberg wrote: >> Well, I know I wrote something like "the stupid man", but of course I didn't >> really mean that he is stupid. He's a chemist and I am sure he is good at >> that and some other things as well. Maybe "stupid" wasn't the best choice of >> a word in this case, there are probably a better word for it. He's maybe not >> even "ignorant". Maybe "uninformed" would describe him in this very case, >> but that sounds a bit lame... ;P Well, he is certainly a better chemist >> than I am... >> >> > > Perhaps brainwashed? Look at all those who still believe in religion, > despite all the contradictory evidence and precious little that supports it. > > >
I'd say that it's more like common association like 'Xerox' for copier, 'Kleenex' for tissue, etc. Just yesterday I read an article in the news paper (yes I still subscribe to dead wood) where Stanford University served kids identical food articles from McDonalds. On every item the kids chose the item packaged in the standard McDonalds wrappers as the best tasting, even though they were identical. http://www.forbes.com/forbeslife/health/feeds/hscout/2007/08/06/hscout607093.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
