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Re: Victory in tie sex discrimination case

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From: Ian Johnston
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 15:13
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On Tue, 18 Mar 2003 10:12:01 UTC, Richard Caley 
<MYFIRSTNAME@MYLASTNAME.org.uk> wrote:

: By definition disgust is always irrational, it is an emotional
: response, not an intelectual one.

Just because something is emotional doesn't mean it's irrational. 
There may be very sound evolutionary reasons for some reactions, 
whether they're "digust" or "delight".

Ian


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From: "Ian Johnston" <ian.usenet@talk21.com>
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Subject: Re: Victory in tie sex discrimination case
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