David, et al --

...and then David McNab said...
% 
% To misappropriate George Orwell:
% "If there is hope, it lies with the actuaries".

*grin*


% 
% You can almost bless those cloistered mathematical priests of the
% insurance companies. They're so morally neutral, and you can always
% trust them to stick to the statistical tables of What Actually
% Happens, as opposed to the prevailing politics of the day.

Right.  Morally neutral and completely unemotional.  There are times when
it's good :-)


% 
% Actuaries will do *anything* to save their insurance employers a buck.
% For example, the actuaries who now instruct their companies to charge
% more for 'hacker' insurance if the client uses Windows than if they
% use Linux.

Absolutely.


% 
% DTG> As an added bonus, Christian Science treatment is covered under many
% DTG> health insurance plans.
% 
% I don't know much, if anything, about Christian Science, but this is

If you're interested in finding out, surf over to

  http://www.tfccs.com/

or

  http://www.spirituality.com/

and look around.


% probably the strongest endorsement of Christian Science that can be
% got from the mainstream system at present.

Heh.  Good point!


% 
% David


:-D
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