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Date:      Sun, 12 Sep 1999 22:11:01 -0400
From:      Tim Vanderhoek <vanderh@ecf.utoronto.ca>
To:        Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
Cc:        Jay Nelson <jdn@acp.qiv.com>, David Schwartz <davids@webmaster.com>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD Distributions: Leveling the playing field
Message-ID:  <19990912221101.A20062@ppp5835.on.bellglobal.com>
In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.58.19990912193601.04ad0da0@localhost>; from Brett Glass on Sun, Sep 12, 1999 at 07:37:40PM -0600
References:  <4.2.0.58.19990912145908.04af73a0@localhost> <Pine.BSF.4.05.9909121645010.10893-100000@acp.qiv.com> <4.2.0.58.19990912193601.04ad0da0@localhost>

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On Sun, Sep 12, 1999 at 07:37:40PM -0600, Brett Glass wrote:
> 
> It's not "socialist propaganda." It's a form of argument known as "reductio
> ad absurdum," which shows that an idea is absurd by taking it to its logical
> conclusion.

All theories in accord with common sense are absurd when taken to
their logical conclusion.


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