At 08:32 AM 10/31/01 -0700, Steven wrote:
>I remember that one of the questions on Holmes Rolston's environmental test
>was "What phase of the moon is it?" Tonight is a full moon on Halloween,
>won't happen again until 2020. This is also a "Blue Moon," i.e. second full
>moon in a month. I have no idea about how often that happens on Halloween,
>but I bet not often.
Steven,
Then you would lose your bet. Applying a little logic will tell you that
*every* time there is a full moon on Halloween it is the second full moon
of the month.
And you should be aware that the question is locationist (!). In wet
countries like England we can go for weeks without ever seeing the moon.
Chris
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