Thanks Charles. Precisely, it is only a conceptual distinction, no more no
less!? - Rosan
Charles Burnette User wrote:
> On 1/4/05 3:11 AM, "Rosan Chow" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > I have said that often cause and effect is indistinguishable, and here
> > is an example:
> >
> > try imagine a knief cutting through an apple, are we seeing cause or
> > effect of a cut?
> >
> > fun, huh?
> >
> > rosan
> > p.s. sorry, i couldn't locate the source of the apple cutting story...i
> > have not developed the scholarly virtue of taking meticulous notes when
> > reading.
>
> Rosan: Consider the act of cutting (or the knife) the cause and the cut its
> effect. If you don't make the distinction you don't apply the concept.
>
> Chuck
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