On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 11:11 PM, RussellMc wrote: > What the writer is "selling" sounds good, but a careful look suggest > to me that he (too) has a closed mind in at least some areas. ie there > may be questions he deems pointless or close enough to pointless as to > not be worth asking. I may be wrong. (Happens :-) ). I didn't take that away from it at all - unless we are to take the old man (creature) very literally. I think what the author wants to say is said by the kid - that there are no questions that are not worth asking. There are practical ones, and there are philosophical ones - which may be "pointless" because of no practical value (as pointed out by the old dude). But I think it's those questions that are the most worthy of being asked. --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .