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in thread The world is not object oriented

I can point at the sky. I can hear music. I can see colours. I can think about life and can be scared of death. I can worship some principle of nature.

Makeshifts last the longest.

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Re: Re^7: The world is not object oriented (things or not?)
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jan 05, 2004 at 12:26 UTC

    And you don't classify all of those..er..things as "things"?

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      So how do you define "thing" if you consider these to be things? What makes a thing a thing? In terms of what can the essence of being a thing be described?

      Makeshifts last the longest.

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        That was my definition.

        Anything. Everything, All things are things.

        If you can use the word 'it', in a sentance to describe it, it is a thing.

        Perhaps the simplest definition is: If there is a word, picture or thought that to any degree, greater or lesser, decribes something, then it is a thing.

        Returning to the earlier description. If I (or anyone) can conceive of it; it is a thing.

        I'm guessing that about now, there are an aweful lot of onlookers wishing this thread would die :)

        Examine what is said, not who speaks.
        "Efficiency is intelligent laziness." -David Dunham
        "Think for yourself!" - Abigail
        Hooray!
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