On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 10:12 AM, Bob Mottram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In biological terms D came from S. If you read about the history of > numbers, or abstract concepts such as money, they have a clear origin > in S but eventually transcended it. Even within the D realm S terms > are still used, for example "the value of the dollar is dropping like > a stone", or phrases like "dead cat bounce".
Indeed and so I said. Do you take that to imply we are best off to follow the same path, engineer S first then derive D from it? As I said, I'm inclined to disagree with that strategy, but I don't think you're irrational for believing it if you do so believe. ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: http://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=101455710-f059c4 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com