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RE: Olympics
August 17, 2012 at 8:46 pm (This post was last modified: August 17, 2012 at 8:46 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
(August 17, 2012 at 7:33 pm)jonb Wrote: Britain is my country, do I therefore own Britain?

You question reminds me of one the paradoxes from Zeno of Elea.."that dog is your father"

The paradox is based on two meanings of the word 'your' 'IE as a possession and as relationship:

'My car' is a possession.

I have a relationship with 'my country' but do not own it.
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Olympics - by Godschild - August 13, 2012 at 6:25 am
RE: Olympics - by Darwinian - August 13, 2012 at 7:35 am
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 13, 2012 at 8:24 am
RE: Olympics - by Napoléon - August 13, 2012 at 11:03 am
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 13, 2012 at 11:28 am
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 13, 2012 at 2:06 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 13, 2012 at 3:42 pm
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 14, 2012 at 1:30 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 14, 2012 at 3:16 pm
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 14, 2012 at 8:34 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 15, 2012 at 9:53 am
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 15, 2012 at 3:58 pm
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 13, 2012 at 9:08 am
RE: Olympics - by pgrimes15 - August 13, 2012 at 10:34 am
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 13, 2012 at 11:26 am
RE: Olympics - by jackman - August 13, 2012 at 11:35 am
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 13, 2012 at 12:07 pm
RE: Olympics - by Minimalist - August 13, 2012 at 12:09 pm
RE: Olympics - by Kayenneh - August 13, 2012 at 12:09 pm
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RE: Olympics - by LastPoet - August 13, 2012 at 2:10 pm
RE: Olympics - by Jackalope - August 13, 2012 at 2:29 pm
RE: Olympics - by KnockEmOuttt - August 13, 2012 at 2:25 pm
RE: Olympics - by Faith No More - August 13, 2012 at 2:31 pm
RE: Olympics - by Anomalocaris - August 13, 2012 at 3:48 pm
RE: Olympics - by Napoléon - August 14, 2012 at 7:51 am
RE: Olympics - by padraic - August 13, 2012 at 8:38 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 13, 2012 at 9:53 pm
RE: Olympics - by padraic - August 13, 2012 at 10:10 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 13, 2012 at 10:34 pm
RE: Olympics - by Reforged - August 13, 2012 at 11:07 pm
Re: Olympics - by NoraBrimstone - August 14, 2012 at 11:32 am
RE: Olympics - by Napoléon - August 14, 2012 at 3:24 pm
RE: Olympics - by Napoléon - August 15, 2012 at 10:07 am
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 15, 2012 at 12:02 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 15, 2012 at 4:57 pm
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 15, 2012 at 5:03 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 15, 2012 at 6:02 pm
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 15, 2012 at 6:39 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 15, 2012 at 7:07 pm
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 15, 2012 at 7:36 pm
RE: Olympics - by LastPoet - August 15, 2012 at 6:08 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 15, 2012 at 6:27 pm
RE: Olympics - by LastPoet - August 15, 2012 at 6:39 pm
RE: Olympics - by Cato - August 15, 2012 at 7:30 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 15, 2012 at 8:08 pm
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 16, 2012 at 3:08 am
RE: Olympics - by Shell B - August 15, 2012 at 8:16 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 16, 2012 at 6:16 am
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RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 16, 2012 at 1:27 pm
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RE: Olympics - by pgrimes15 - August 17, 2012 at 8:15 am
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 17, 2012 at 10:50 am
RE: Olympics - by pgrimes15 - August 16, 2012 at 6:48 am
RE: Olympics - by Violet - August 16, 2012 at 8:01 am
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 16, 2012 at 5:53 pm
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RE: Olympics - by Shell B - August 16, 2012 at 8:49 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 17, 2012 at 12:08 am
RE: Olympics - by Shell B - August 17, 2012 at 12:16 am
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 17, 2012 at 7:54 am
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 17, 2012 at 12:55 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 17, 2012 at 1:25 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 17, 2012 at 1:39 pm
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 17, 2012 at 1:36 pm
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 17, 2012 at 1:52 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 17, 2012 at 3:10 pm
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 17, 2012 at 3:20 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 17, 2012 at 4:23 pm
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 17, 2012 at 5:10 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 17, 2012 at 7:33 pm
RE: Olympics - by padraic - August 17, 2012 at 8:46 pm
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 17, 2012 at 7:39 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 17, 2012 at 7:45 pm
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 17, 2012 at 8:08 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 17, 2012 at 8:16 pm
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 17, 2012 at 8:23 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 17, 2012 at 8:35 pm
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 17, 2012 at 8:57 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 17, 2012 at 11:25 pm
RE: Olympics - by Reforged - August 17, 2012 at 11:43 pm
RE: Olympics - by Shell B - August 17, 2012 at 11:45 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 18, 2012 at 1:38 am
RE: Olympics - by Reforged - August 17, 2012 at 11:48 pm
RE: Olympics - by Shell B - August 18, 2012 at 1:10 am
RE: Olympics - by Shell B - August 18, 2012 at 1:44 am
RE: Olympics - by Reforged - August 18, 2012 at 2:02 am
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 18, 2012 at 2:23 am
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 18, 2012 at 6:44 am
RE: Olympics - by Welsh cake - August 18, 2012 at 8:08 am
Re: Olympics - by NoraBrimstone - August 18, 2012 at 10:47 am

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