From: J. R. Molloy (jr@shasta.com)
Date: Wed Jan 16 2002 - 01:09:34 MST
From: "Harvey Newstrom" <mail@HarveyNewstrom.com>
> Why should I care if the beneficiaries are
> married, sexual partners, an aging parent being supported, an unemployed
> freeloader that hangs around the employee's house, or whatever?
If there are no children from a marriage, the courts usually don't care
either.
Children are what makes marriage something other than a domestic partnership.
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Useless hypotheses, etc.:
consciousness, phlogiston, philosophy, vitalism, mind, free will, qualia,
analog computing, cultural relativism, GAC, Cyc, Eliza, cryonics, individual
uniqueness, ego, human values, scientific relinquishment, malevolent AI,
non-sensory experience, SETI
We move into a better future in proportion as the scientific method
accurately identifies incorrect thinking.
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