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Mar. 11th, 2007 02:26 pm...the essence of the Buddha's teaching can be found in two sayins:
p. 71.
Dalai Lama, 2002.
cf: useful, harmful, neutral functions
If possible, you should help others.
If that is not possible, at least you should not harm.
p. 71.
Dalai Lama, 2002.
cf: useful, harmful, neutral functions
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Mar. 7th, 2007 06:00 pmконцепции Денбая (Denbigh, 1975), в которой постулируется, что организованная система — это сложная система, обладающая определенной функцией благодаря наличию специфических связей между элементами системы. Организованные системы следует отличать от упорядоченных. И те, и другие не являются случайными, но если упорядоченные системы могут быть генерированы с помощью простых алгоритмов и, следовательно, лишены сложности, организованные системы должны быть собраны элемент за элементом в соответствии с внешней программой или замыслом. Организация, следовательно, есть сложность, наделенная функцией.
http://elementy.ru/lib/430413
http://elementy.ru/lib/430413
tomato: fruit or vegetable?
Jan. 8th, 2007 01:04 pmThe Supreme Court of the United States opined on the issue in 1893:
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=149&invol=304
Botanically speaking, tomatoes are the fruit of a vine, just as are cucumbers, squashes, beans, and peas. But in the common language of the people, whether sellers or consumers of provisions, all these are vegetables which are grown in kitchen gardens, and which, whether eaten cooked or raw, are, like potatoes, carrots, parsnips, turnips, beets, cauliflower, cabbage, celery, and lettuce, usually served at dinner in, with, or after the soup, fish, or meats which constitute the principal part of the repast, and not, like fruits generally, as dessert.
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=149&invol=304
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Nov. 16th, 2005 03:02 pmIt appears that the original mission of Man was to produce individuals capable of subduing the earth. (Gen. 1.28).
For that only purpose God gave Mankind "every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, on which is the fruit yielding seed; to you it shall be for food."(Gen. 1.29).
Later God dropped the "subdue" requirement, probably, because he decided that Man, in order to survive, would have to learn it anyway. Or, it is also possible, God simply gave up on Man's ability to accomplish the original purpose of creation.
Why did he want Man to subdue the earth?
For that only purpose God gave Mankind "every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, on which is the fruit yielding seed; to you it shall be for food."(Gen. 1.29).
Later God dropped the "subdue" requirement, probably, because he decided that Man, in order to survive, would have to learn it anyway. Or, it is also possible, God simply gave up on Man's ability to accomplish the original purpose of creation.
Why did he want Man to subdue the earth?
