On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:21:35 -0600, Ken O'Neill <[log in to unmask]>  
wrote:
> ...
> Without some disciplined, critical thinking,
> discussions go all over the place reminding one of the clang associations
> exhibited by certain schizophrenics. That's why we stay on topic to  
> refine discourse on a specific issue - otherwise chaotic distraction  
> dilutes it.

You mean like how an internet mailing list about food and ways of eating  
has diverted into discussions of social structure and mythology?

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   Robert Kesterson
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