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07/05/2013 16:54:07
 
 
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07/05/2013 16:39:08
John Ryan
Captain-Cooker Appreciation Society
Taumata Whakatangi ..., New Zealand
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Visual FoxPro
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>>>Are you still speaking very narrowly as in religious conversion? Otherwise, a couple of examples:
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>No, I'm talking about actually changing other people to satisfy your own world view.
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>>>Parents raising children - twins studies illustrate the effects of nurture
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>Fair enough- but that's out of context for a forum of peers.
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>>> A drunk driver rendering another person a paraplegic in chronic pain
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>Also out of context.
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>>>Taken generally it gives people carte blanche to not be concerned about their actions, as they cannot change others.
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>Other way around- the scenario is a *desire* to change somebody else, not a careless inadvertent action.

OK, going back a few messages it looks like you're responding to the religious kerfuffle. I agree in that context.
Regards. Al

"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent." -- Isaac Asimov
"Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right." -- Isaac Asimov

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