[extropy-chat] Considering the Source

[Mike Lorrey]

--- Patrick Wilken <Patrick.Wilken at Nat.Uni-Magdeburg.DE> wrote:
> 
> You have an interesting form of memory since you appear to remember
> the text word perfect, but not the source.

This is an interesting observation to make, Patrick. I imagine that
when one gets one's information from the internet, their mind
associates it all with that screen on one's desk, versus in the olden
days when we had distinctly different physical objects by which to
refer to sources, i.e. printed books like Grey's Anatomy, Black's Law,
etc. 

Imagine each person only having one book in their library, in which all
information can be found. Asking for one to give the source or
'reference' is a bit anachronistic from that point of view.

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Mike Lorrey
Chairman, Free Town Land Development
"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
                                         -William Pitt (1759-1806) 
Blog: http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=Sadomikeyism


		
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