NP no facts only interpretations

Dave Meury dmeury at lioninc.com
Wed May 23 09:17:01 CDT 2001


Once upon a time there was a group of blind men who happened to come across 
an elephant. Due to their limited sensory capacity and each one's unique 
proximity to his object of study, they all came to different conclusions 
about the set of characteristics that best describe the beast.  A light 
bulb (of sorts) went on in the mind of one of the men who proudly declared 
that since there was no possible agreement regarding the animal, it 
obviously did not exist.  Encouraged by his new enlightenment, he ventured 
more words of wisdom: "You cannot step into the same pile of elephant dung 
twice -- wait, never mind; I was wrong about that one."

Being blind and being led by the blind, they all, of course, fell into a 
pit.  Later, a farmer's wife came along and with the help of a carving 
knife, gave them all an object lesson on the meaning of "Differance."  But 
that's another story for another time. 




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