2002-11-18 That depends Bill. Maybe SI is the official measurement system in heaven. All those unbelievers in the holy trinity (the holy metre, the holy litre, and the holy kilogram) go straight to the FFU hell at their death, where they spend an eternity calculating fractions.
John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, 2002-11-18 13:23 Subject: [USMA:23462] Let's Stick to SI > Marcus: > > I respect your right to believe bible stories as though they were historical > fact. However, although I can only speak for myself, I suspect very few of > the people on this list share your fundamentalist perspective. Some of us > (myself included) are not even Christians. > > I, for one, find your proselytization (which is what the paragraphs below > amount to) arrogant, annoying and, more to the point, totally irrelevant to > the topic of SI. > > Bill Potts, CMS > Roseville, CA > http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > >Behalf Of Ma Be > >Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 09:35 > >To: U.S. Metric Association > >Subject: [USMA:23460] Re: Experimentaleconomicsvalidatesfree-market > >metrication > > > > >Human beings are very complex subjects. When God created us He > >did it according to His own image. In His view, His creatures > >would (or should) NOT be happy by having "too much freedom". So, > >in essence, the increase in *number* of certain freedoms (like in > >my example of freedom to kill) may NOT translate into 'maximizing > >people's freedom', but 'restricting' certain particular ones would! > > > >In His wisdom God knew that the human race should not be *totally* > >free to do *absolutely WHATEVER* it pleased him/her, hence He gave > >us His 10 commandments to drive that point home clearly. He saw > >in His infinite wisdom that violating certain principles would > >only harm us. The apostle Paul makes a very important statement > >in Scriptures to illustrate this principle when he said: "all > >things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient" 1 Co. 6 :12. > > > >Unfortunately Adam & Eve learned that lesson the hard way and > >thought they could have the fruit and 'maximize their personal > >freedom'. Had they *restricted* themselves from that hideous > >fruit and we would certainly not be discussing metrication here > >today... :-) > > > > >
