[blml] quote of the day [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[Mike Amos]

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> Alain Gottcheiner:
>
>>>Hardy is also the man who, on explaining the "ex falso quodlibet"
>>>principle (from a falsity, you may deduce anything), was
>>>challenged to prove that Mr. Whatsisname was the Pope, given the
>>>premise that 2+2=5. He proceeded to do it in the following way :
>>>
>>>"From 2+2=5, subtract 2 from both members.
>>>You get 2=3.
>>>Now, Mr. Whatsisname, the Pope and Yours Truly are three people,
>>>hence two (because 2=3).
>>>Since I'm not the Pope, Mr. Whatsisname is."
>
> Richard Hills:
>
> While the Roman Catholic Church has a hierarchical system of
> governance, with the Pope holding supreme delegated authority as
> the infallible Vicar (steward or regent) of Christ, Jewish legend
> has a different approach to religious governance.
>
> Gerard W. Hughes, God in All Things, pages 196-197:
>
>>There is a long tradition in Judaism that the world is upheld at
>>any given time by the presence of thirty-six Just People, known as
>>the Lamed-wah.  Through no fault of their own, the Lamed-wah bear
>>the burden of the sin and guilt of the world; a burden which leads
>>them from one disaster to another.  They are not necessarily aware
>>of their destiny as Lamed-wah, 'The Just', but they endure their
>>intolerable burdens while retaining their trust in God, their love
>>for themselves and for their neighbour.  According to the legend,
>>the world would die of its own corruption without the incorruptible
>>fidelity of 'The Just'."
>
> Richard Hills:
>
> In my opinion, the Bridge Laws surrogates for the Lamed-wah would be
> (in alphabetical order) Grattan Endicott, Ton Kooijman and William
> Schoder for their efforts in shouldering the intolerable burdens of


> rewriting what is a somewhat corrupt 1997 Lawbook.

I can understand that you might think the law book corrupted  but not how it 
could be corrupt

Mike