Comments: brett - 2004-09-20 18:11:40 Probably one of my favorite historical quotations of all time is: "THE WATER IS RUNNING OVER THE BREAST OF LAKE DAM, IN CENTER AND WEST SIDE AND IS BECOMING DANGEROUS" which was the last message recieved in the telegraph office of Johnstown PA before you-know-what happened. Of course it was laughed at by the operator and promptly ignored. * * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2004-09-20 18:46:23 Yikes. Why on earth did she laugh? I would have hightailed it outta there. * * * * * * * * * * * * brett - 2004-09-20 23:00:56 I'm assuming the motivating factor was precedence, as in, "That dam's never broken before." The best argument against 'a priori' knowledge that I ever read was by Bertrand Russell, who told the story of the chicken who realized each time the farmer came into the yard it meant feeding time, as it always had been, until the farmer came into the yard one day and cut its head off. * * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2004-09-20 23:08:10 :) yes, that's probably it...I like the Russell example, brett :) * * * * * * * * * * * * add your comment: your name: your email: your url: back to the entry - Diaryland