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Re: Break Out the Cristal (trickle-down economics explained with champagne!)
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Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:28:52 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti writes:
Potential is not reality.  Like hope or faith, it's just something you
happen to believe.

I don't care what you *believe* will happen if you split an atom, potential
energy *will* be released.

JOHN



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  Re: Break Out the Cristal (trickle-down economics explained with champagne!)
 
(...) ::sigh:: Potential has nothing to do with it, just as belief has nothing to do with it. It's an observable phenomena: if you split an atom, energy will be released. Emphasis dropped because it is not a wonder -- it is a known thing. Stop (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Break Out the Cristal (trickle-down economics explained with champagne!)
 
Potential is not reality. Like hope or faith, it's just something you happen to believe. And I do think you are exhibiting every sign of a kind of myopia. You should have that checked... -- Hop-Frog (21 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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