Re: PSYCH: Women and Math

From: Brian D Williams (talon57@well.com)
Date: Mon Feb 26 2001 - 14:38:06 MST


From: "J. R. Molloy" <jr@shasta.com>

>>From: "scerir" <scerir@libero.it>
>> but there is a common belief that females are less
>> philosophically capable....

>I doubt that this constitutes a belief so much as an
>expectation... the world awaits a female Buddha, Socrates,
>Descartes, et al.

Hypacia the former head of the great library of Alexandria could
probably easily hold her own with both Socrates and Descartes, and
was a knockout to boot.

The Buddha would be very pleased with Charlotte Joko Beck of the
San Diego Zen center.

And it's a pretty small club of men that is a match for our own
Amara....

Hey, Descarte walks into a bar and the bartender asks him "What'll
you have bub" and Descarte says " I don't know" and disappears.....

Brian

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