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   From: tb+usenet@becket.net   
      
   _Schwann_  writes:   
      
   > > No matter what future advances in science, Jason will still be the   
   > > captain of the Argo.   
      
   > in our universe....   
      
   No, in any universe.  See, I'm not just pointing out that mythology   
   has rules; I'm also making a point about reference.   
      
   If Jason isn't the captain, then it isn't "the Argo", regardless of   
   what name is on the prow.   
      
   If I write a story, or someone else does, in which they talk about a   
   ship called "Argo", but Jason isn't the captain, then it isn't   
   actually the Argo they are talking about, but a different ship sharing   
   the same name.   
      
   Thomas   
      
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