[OT]: Re: Why doesn't join() call str() on its arguments?

[news.sydney.pipenetworks.com]

Nick Vargish wrote:
> "news.sydney.pipenetworks.com" <nytimes at swiftdsl.com.au> writes:
> 
> 
>>I always wished computer science was more engineering then
>>philosophy. That way there'd always be an obvious answer.
> 
> 
> You don't have a lot of experience with philosophers, do you?

No

> Most of them are quite willing to go on at great length about the
> obvious answer to just about any question... You get a dozen obvious
> answers with every twelve philosophers.

Interesting. I guess its obvious once stated, because if it wasn't 
obvious, many people wouldn't agree. I'm sure theres got to be a few 
copy cats in those 12 though.

> Nick 
> 
> p.s. I've been working on a philosophy degree for about... 15 years
> now.

Does that mean you just haven't had time to finish ? or you have been 
studying philosophy for 15 years ?

Huy