C H wrote: > "some ideas are just plain stupid" - Yes, I think. But the conclusion > can be the result of 2 cases: {the idea is irrelevant - the examiner > is correct} and {the idea is correct - the examiner is not}. One of > the prominent examples is the idea that Earth is not flat. I don't know what you're talking about. I just looked out from the roof of the building and the earth is clearly flat. I have even driven accross the country and didn't end up going down hill in the process, as would have bee= n necessary if the earth really was curved. I can show from personal observation anyone can repeat that the earth is flat. You guys need to get out and observe a bit. Just don't go too far or you might fall off the edg= e of the earth. ******************************************************************** Embed Inc, Littleton Massachusetts, http://www.embedinc.com/products (978) 742-9014. Gold level PIC consultants since 2000. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .