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								by mccormack44   »  Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:15 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Shall we discuss the nature of virtue?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
																			
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								by Hunter B   »  Wed Jun 07, 2006 11:10 pm 
			
			
			
			
			How would we go about doin that?
			
			
									
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								by mccormack44   »  Thu Jun 08, 2006 6:10 am 
			
			
			
			
			Didn't you know virtue is it's own reward?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
																			
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								by Darb   »  Thu Jun 08, 2006 3:24 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Do we have to be virtuous in order to be qualified to discuss it ?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
																			
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								by Hunter B   »  Thu Jun 08, 2006 5:17 pm 
			
			
			
			
			If so, does that mean I'm out?
			
			
									
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								by Kilgore Trout   »  Thu Jun 08, 2006 5:33 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Is that your virtuous reality?
			
			
									
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								by mccormack44   »  Thu Jun 08, 2006 5:37 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Is virtue an alternate reality?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
																			
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								by Kilgore Trout   »  Thu Jun 08, 2006 5:40 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Are alternative lifestyles, in reality, virtue?
			
			
									
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								by Hunter B   »  Thu Jun 08, 2006 5:43 pm 
			
			
			
			
			What would make you ask that?
			
			
									
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								by Kilgore Trout   »  Thu Jun 08, 2006 6:21 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Can you suggest an alternative, more realistic question about lifestyles and virtue?
			
			
									
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								by mccormack44   »  Thu Jun 08, 2006 10:24 pm 
			
			
			
			
			But do you care about being realistic?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
																			
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								by Hunter B   »  Thu Jun 08, 2006 11:01 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Why would I care about that on the Net?
			
			
									
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								by mccormack44   »  Fri Jun 09, 2006 6:44 am 
			
			
			
			
			Is the World Wide Web the ultimate fantasy?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
																			
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								by Sean Whitton   »  Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:41 pm 
			
			
			
			
			What about the other parts of the Internet?
			
			
									
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								by mccormack44   »  Fri Jun 09, 2006 1:11 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Can you name the other parts of the Internet?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
																			
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								by Sean Whitton   »  Fri Jun 09, 2006 1:56 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Would that be appropriate in this thread?
			
			
									
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								by Hunter B   »  Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:40 pm 
			
			
			
			
			How 'bout the Galaxy Wide Web?
			
			
									
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								by mccormack44   »  Fri Jun 09, 2006 6:54 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Would Laurie like that name?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
																			
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								by Kilgore Trout   »  Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:03 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Would she like Impala Wide Web?
			
			
									
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								by clong   »  Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:09 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Is that like a fat tire from an old chevy?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
																			
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								by mccormack44   »  Sat Jun 10, 2006 12:15 am 
			
			
			
			
			Would that be as fat a tread as a Deere has?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
																			
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								by Sean Whitton   »  Sat Jun 10, 2006 1:38 am 
			
			
			
			
			Would you like me or Kvetch to explain Mornington Crescent to you?
			
			
									
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								by mccormack44   »  Sat Jun 10, 2006 9:01 am 
			
			
			
			
			Would you be happy to learn that Laurie has done that with a private message?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
																			
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								by Sean Whitton   »  Sat Jun 10, 2006 9:06 am 
			
			
			
			
			Didn't you just tell me that via another pm?
			
			
									
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								by Hunter B   »  Sat Jun 10, 2006 11:42 am 
			
			
			
			
			How do you keep going so OT that it actually starts a new one?
			
			
									
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