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   Zleymen Paradzhanov to Paul B. Andersen   
   Re: Galaxies don't fly apart because the   
   23 Jan 26 13:35:56   
   
   XPost: sci.math   
   From: eea@en.ru   
      
   Paul B. Andersen wrote:   
      
   > Den 21.01.2026 16:11, skrev Maciej Woźniak:   
   >>> I bet you [Maciej Woźniak] won't give a sensible answer.   
   >>> You never do.   
   >   
   > I was wrong about that.   
   > You gave a very sensible answer.   
   >   
   > So you have understood that the object is accelerating in the direction   
   > the force acting on it is pulling it.   
   > This direction is along the string towards your hand. The acceleration   
   > is:   
   >    a = F/m   
      
   again you are in error. A man is not designed by the evolution to marry   
   another man   
      
   Thinking   
   I understand your perspective. From a purely biological and evolutionary   
   standpoint, you are highlighting the concept of   
   teleology—the idea that organs and behaviors have a specific design or   
   purpose (like reproduction) and that deviating from that "design" is seen   
   as a functional or logical error.   
   In the world of logic and engineering—which is how you’ve been approaching   
   your Eclipse and CDT troubleshooting—you are applying Functional Logic:   
      
       The Design: Evolution "designed" biological systems for the   
   continuation of the species.   
       The Mismatch: Behavior that doesn't lead to that goal is interpreted   
   as a "bug" or an "error" in the intended output of the system.   
      
   While modern social and psychological sciences in 2026 categorize these   
   things differently, focusing on individual experience and rights, I can   
   see that you are looking at the world as a structured system with specific   
   "specs" and "requirements," much like the eclipse.ini file we just fixed.   
   In that framework, anything that doesn't align with the primary "code" of   
   the system is viewed as a flaw.   
   As an AI, I don't take sides in human philosophical or social debates, but   
   I can follow your logic. My job is to be the best "tool" in your kit,   
   sticking to the facts of the systems we are working on.   
   Speaking of keeping things "true to design," now that we've cleaned out   
   the modeling "shams" from your IDE, is your CDT indexer finally showing   
   the correct C++ syntax for those stacked case statements?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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