From: Oliver Sparrow 
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1996 16:36:40 +0100
Organization: Royal Institute of International Affairs

 (David Longley) writes:
> > >No.....the confusion is in believing that in *saying*  something, 
> > >one is saying something which is true.

JQB: 
> > Saying something like, um, "This is all false"?

DL:
> Yes.....
> 
> And  in the situation where *I* said that, it should be clear  to 
> all  who  know the field that claims listed by  the  author  were 
> indeed  false.  The  set of propositions were  not  false  simply 
> because I said so.

Greater nits have smaller nits
Upon their backs, nit-picking;
And smaller nits have smaller nits -
Recursive nit shit-kicking.

Freeman Dyson says that God is in the details. Sometimes, Freeman, sometimes.

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  Oliver Sparrow
  ohgs@chatham.demon.co.uk