You know what? You're RIGHT... :D lol Thanks for sharing your point of view... ;) Best regards, "If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, the= n each of us will have two ideas." (George Bernard Shaw) "The only thing necessary to the triumph of evil, is that good men do nothing." (Edmund Burke) On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 11:02, V G wrote: > On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 2:46 PM, RC wrote: > > > "If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then y= ou > > and I will still each have one apple. > > But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, > > then > > each of us will have two ideas." > > (George Bernard Shaw) > > > > That's the stupidest quote I've ever heard in my life. > > An apple =3D an apple so you're trading the same thing. > > There are two things wrong with comparing an idea to an apple: > > 1. An idea is not traded. It is copied. So you don't lose what you > "exchange". > 2. An idea !=3D an idea. They are two different things. Might as well com= pare > the said apple above to an orange. > > So not only are you copying an idea, you are copying a *different* idea. > Nothing at all like apples. So it's a stupid comparison or analogy. > > --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .