On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 09:24:32AM -0400, Robert J. Hansen wrote:
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>
> At this point you look skywards and scream, "GET ME OUT OF THIS
> METAPHOR! I get it already! A nonconstructive proof doesn't tell us
> anything about /what/ or /why/ or /how/, it just says that something
> /is/! GET ME OUT OF HERE, I don't want to spend the rest of this
> metaphor in a dark room with a raving psychotic!"
>
> Dan helpfully points out as he's reloading that werewolves suffer from
> lycanthropy, not psychosis. As for you, you flee the metaphor for the
> safety of a more literal world.
>
>
>
> [1] In reality, Dan Boneh is a very nice guy, quite reasonable, and
> nothing at all like I'm portraying him here.
>
> [2] http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/shivers/autoweapons.htmlThe link is absolutely great! -- Bob Holtzman If you think you're getting free lunch, check the price of the beer. Key ID: 8D549279
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