Categorical language (was Re: sucky sucky junkscience.com)

[Nick Arnett]

On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 12:49 AM, Charlie Bell <charlie at culturelist.org>
wrote:

>
> On 21/04/2008, at 5:52 AM, Julia Thompson wrote:
> >
> > Yes.  Apples and zebras are both carbon-based life-forms.
>
> No, apple TREES are carbon based life forms.
>
> Apples are organic matter, but they merely contain potential life


"Women, Fire and Dangerous Things" -- perhaps the definitive categorical
grouping.

Nick


-- 
Nick Arnett
narnett at mccmedia.com
Messages: 408-904-7198