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Re: Adding fuel to the fire
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lugnet.starwars
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Tue, 8 Jun 1999 16:32:28 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Eric Lind writes:
> In lugnet.starwars, Jeff Stembel writes:
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> > > All living cells, both plant and animal,
> > > have common components, but don't remember enough biology/
> > > zoology to remember if they are "essential."
> > >
> > >
> > Paradoxically, if they *are* lifeforms (micro-organisms), how can they be
> > "essential" to *all* life? Wouldn't they also, then, need themselves?
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> Oh, sure, trot out some recursive definition for them ;-) They probably feed
> on phytoplankton or twinkies or something. Or, they could be made of ABS
> plastic and are not, technically, alive. I want an official LEGO
> midichlorian!
Sorry, I can't help it! I'm a sucker for a paradox! I also see a pair of
docs, but that's just for my state of mental health. (1) ;)
Jeff
1 - Not really, I just had get my pun-for-the-day in. :)
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| (...) Oh, sure, trot out some recursive definition for them ;-) They probably feed on phytoplankton or twinkies or something. Or, they could be made of ABS plastic and are not, technically, alive. I want an official LEGO midichlorian! (25 years ago, 8-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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