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(...) Here's an excerpt from a page on why Massachusetts is a Commonwealth ((URL) From 1776 to 1780 the words 'State of Massachusetts Bay' appeared on the top of all acts and resolves. In 1780, the Massachusetts Constitution went into effect. Part (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Don Quixote puts away his lance
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(...) I heard a good one a few weeks ago... Three engineers, a mechanical engineer, a chemical engineer, and a Microsoft engineer, are riding in a car when the engine quits. The mechanical engineer suggests a rebuild of the engine. The chemical (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(I'm posting this to .debate, not to debate but rather to catch the attention of those who reside here, and 'cause there's really no better place for it. We could probably use lugnet.off-topic.history , but it would probably be the least-read ng on (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Don Quixote puts away his lance (was Re: McDonalds set
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(...) And that's really why I feel the need to judge by intent. If I see one person kill another, I can see the action, but not the intent. Perhaps the killer had no idea he was killing, or whatever. His intent could concievably be such that his (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Of course there's a potential, but such a regeneration would not be in the interest of manufacturers, so I wouldn't count on them to foster it by providing the public with balanced information unless required by law. This is part of my problem (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Granted. No one said it would be easy to move in the direction I'd like to see us move in. But in turn I'm sure you'd admit that the potential is there for the regeneration of such a base. (...) I'll claim that there are some examples but not (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: The NFL has expanded to the point of mediocrity
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(...) Not me but I AM willing to predict some teams that WON'T be in, barring meteor strikes or some other unusual circumstance. (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: The NFL has expanded to the point of mediocrity
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Hmmmm ... Minnesota??? have you seen them play lately? The offense doesn't seem to be able to move the ball much ... granted, there are some good plays, but mixed in, there's a bunch of not-so-great ones. They've yet to have a really dominant game. (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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sorry, this is only test. (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Don Quixote puts away his lance (was Re: McDonalds set
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(...) Doesn't have to be taken to an extreme. If I happen to see a total stranger kill someone, I know what has happened, but not why. (...) Sorry, being unclear in the interests of brevity(1). You were saying (paraphrase warning!) that you felt (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well, to the absolutest of my theory, yes. I have no grounds for assuming anyone else's intent, and have no basis for proof. But the point is that it usually does seem to work. That is, usually, I can judge someone's intent fairly well. But (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I think competitive improvement requires the postulate of an informed, active consumer base, which does not seem descriptive of America today. Frankly, when I see ads for "Pumpernickel limestone shampoo - the tingle tells you it's better than (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Don Quixote puts away his lance (was Re: McDonalds set
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(...) Do you think morality is internal (only I can determine if I am moral), or external (you can determine if I am moral)? If external, then who defines morality? (...) I disagree. Only the druggist can determine if he has a moral obligation to (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I agree. If cost is no object, MIT is clearly in the top 5 in the world (along with CalTech)... (...) As long as you get what you neeeed... :-) (or is a stones reference dating me?) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I think the issue Libertarians have with government regulation about standards, quality, and labels is not with intent. We're willing to grant, for the sake of argument, good intent(1). Our issue is just that they don't, by and large, actually (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I guess I should have learned by know that there is no such thing as a casual statement here. I did not mean to get into a big debate on this but I do agree that if cost is a factor then MIT is probably not quite what it is as when you take (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Don Quixote puts away his lance (was Re: McDonalds set
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(...) Determining intent can only be inferential, not observational. This makes judging by intent inherently less impartial than judging by actions. (...) I do not trust myself to judge anyone's intent.(1) I am not omniscient, and I will never know (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I don't want to dwell on the morality topic, since it seems that it's being beaten into the ground. But I will say this: I think that the highest form of morality stems from compassion - the ability to experience the suffering of others as if it (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Don Quixote puts away his lance (was Re: McDonalds set
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(...) Yep. What it really means is I can't judge you. Only you can judge you. I can do my darndest to try, and usually, in our society, we can do a pretty good job of determining someone else's intent. We don't always get the details right, and (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Don Quixote puts away his lance (was Re: McDonalds set
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(...) Hmm. I think there is a fundamental difference in the way we determine morality. See below. (...) How can I, or you, or anyone, accurately judge someone's intent? It is impossible to empirically determine intent. Actions can be observed, (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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