In a message dated 12/31/02 3:54:43 PM, barry@... writes:

<< I always thought it was funny that the ancient Greeks were so unempirical.
Aristotle would nonchalantly say that men have more teeth than women, based on
nothing more than speculation, without ever bothering to go in and ask his
wife to open her mouth.

Of course, if you *did* count his wife's teeth, he'd just say that all that
tells you is how many teeth his wife has, and tell you nothing about women in
general; thus did 'reason' outweight actual fact-gathering. Strange, in our
empirical era!
>>

Barry:
Happy New Year! I hope 2doublenil3 brings much prosperity and love (not that
they necessarily go hand in hand). I loved your comments on Aristotle. This
is why philosphy has always driven me crazy.
Your Cousin