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Re: Ideas for World Hierarchy Example

From: DBMS_Plumber <paul_geoffrey_brown_at_yahoo.com>
Date: 10 Jan 2007 11:03:47 -0800
Message-ID: <1168455824.142225.317750@o58g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>

Neo wrote:
> What important things should a hierarchy of the world store?

At some stage in my life I am going to skulk off to a cabin in the mountains and write the definitive flame / rant denouncing the very concept of the hierarchy.

Hierarchies represent a seductive mental tyranny. They are a conceptual crutch for the weak minded. Their use collapses rich layers of complex thought into a banal bill-of-materials that cripples understanding.

BLOW UP THE HIERARCHY! Received on Wed Jan 10 2007 - 13:03:47 CST

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