...i believe is defined as 'personal attacks' puerile attempts as 'character assassination' if you will i do believe that my comments to hans were more in the line of argument/debate taking an opposite postion on a stated belief or theory if anything was 'attacked' it was hans's idea not his character which is what debate is all about is it not the so-called theory is nonsense [imho] hans himself is not nonsensical [imho] i posted the volaire quote i didn't do it to be amusing or sarcastic i believe in it fervently and will defend anyone's right to speak including yours as well as including mine hans might change his opinion tomorrow so might i so might you we are more than our perceptions we see what we think we want to see we have the option to think otherwise janet janet paterson 53 now / 44 dx cd / 43 onset cd / 41 dx pd / 37 onset pd tel: 613 256 8340 url: "http://www.geocities.com/janet313/" email: [log in to unmask] smail: POBox 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada