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Arrow Re: What I believe an explanation might consist of.

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An explanation records information.
Nah; I wouldn't buy that! That would make the library of congress an explanation and I am afraid that isn't what most people would accept.

Have fun -- Dick
Levity and brevity! Nice. Seems quite an unqualified leap you made there to say that just because all explanations constitute records of information that all records of information must then constitute explanations. Nonetheless, your point taken, let me add a word of qualification.

An explanation records qualified information.


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