Re: Why the oceans are salty?

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From: Steve
Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2001 21:14

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Professor Vonroach wrote:
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> On Tue, 02 Oct 2001 18:28:51 -0500, Steve <bozone@ripco.com> wrote:
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> >This is, of course, assuming that current models of the universe are
> >descriptively and predictively accurate.  I myself prefer 8-dimensional
> >space in which four dimensions resemble a Klein bottle, allowing a
> >steady-state universe in which (to our observation) entropy appears to
> >increase.  The preference is, pending future evidence, purely aesthetic.
> 
> Ah... the interesting `universe' on the other side of the looking
> glass where rivers flow up hill and you throw a broken egg on the
> floor and it lands an unbroken one. Yes, what a nice comfy chair to
> let one's mind wander among its very own conceived `dimensions'. You
> are aware of course that dimensions are created by the mind to measure
> reality and come in any number that one needs. Best not to confuse the
> measures with reality however.

We do this simply by virtue of our own, built-in, biological measuring
devices.  It is unavoidable.  Only recently in human evolution have we
come to rely on abstract or mechanically enhanced models of reality. 
Desperate times call for desperate measures.

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From: Steve <bozone@ripco.com>
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Subject: Re: Why the oceans are salty?
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