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								by voralfred  Wed Jun 27, 2007 4:03 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Isn't anyone interested in continuing this game?
			
			
									
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								by mccormack44  Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:18 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Could it be that the question prior to yours appeared to be a game stopper? (as in … I couldn't think of a follow-up).
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
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								by gollum  Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:03 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Is it ok to ask dumb questions?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
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								by voralfred  Wed Jun 27, 2007 11:55 pm 
			
			
			
			
			How can you ask such a question?
			
			
									
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								by mccormack44  Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:26 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Why do you not know that there is no such thing as a dumb question?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
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								by voralfred  Fri Jun 29, 2007 1:35 pm 
			
			
			
			
			What makes you believe that I do not know that there is no such thing as a dumb question?
			
			
									
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								by mccormack44  Fri Jun 29, 2007 7:49 pm 
			
			
			
			
			But, do you believe that there are dumb answers?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
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								by voralfred  Sat Jun 30, 2007 4:27 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Don't you?
			
			
									
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								by mccormack44  Sun Jul 01, 2007 6:50 pm 
			
			
			
			
			If you put Schrödinger's Cat in a cat carrier, take it to the vet, and then observe it, is the cat sick or well?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
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								by gollum  Sun Jul 01, 2007 7:48 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Was the cat well when you left home?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
																			
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								by mccormack44  Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:06 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Is the prior condition of the cat a factor in this situation?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
																			
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								by physik  Thu Jul 05, 2007 7:26 am 
			
			
			
			
			Can you trust the vet?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
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								by gpackin  Sat Jul 07, 2007 6:33 am 
			
			
			
			
			Can you trust anybody?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
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								by gollum  Sat Jul 07, 2007 8:17 am 
			
			
			
			
			Are there degrees  of trust?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
																			
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								by mccormack44  Sat Jul 07, 2007 9:28 am 
			
			
			
			
			Doesn't every emotion come in degrees?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
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								by voralfred  Sat Jul 07, 2007 6:23 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Would you suggest that parently love comes in degree?
			
			
									
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								by mccormack44  Sat Jul 07, 2007 6:57 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Would you concede that one parent can be better at loving than the other?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
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								by gollum  Sat Jul 07, 2007 7:30 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Is parenting an inherent skill?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
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								by voralfred  Sun Jul 08, 2007 12:09 am 
			
			
			
			
			Wouldn't you admit that parental skill is not necessarily correlated to parental love?
			
			
									
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								by mccormack44  Sun Jul 08, 2007 4:44 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Would you accept that manipulative actions are more related to love than to skill?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
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								by voralfred  Sun Jul 08, 2007 4:46 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Would you believe me if I told you I am starting to lose track of the meaning of these questions?
			
			
									
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								by mccormack44  Sun Jul 08, 2007 5:10 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Would you prefer that we question reading habits for awhile?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
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								by voralfred  Sun Jul 08, 2007 5:20 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Had you heard of James Herriot before I mentioned his writings?
			
			
									
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								by gpackin  Sun Jul 08, 2007 5:44 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Was he Alf Wight who lived in Thirsk, North Yorkshire?
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
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								by voralfred  Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:34 am 
			
			
			
			
			How did you make this correct connection?
			
			
									
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