I think you have slowly been moving to the truth, Athel. Idiot questions
are very dangerous when they are taught (eg for a long time), but they
are more than useful on a forum like this. Besides, idiots may turn out
not to be idiots in the end (remember Julius Robert Mayer) and then
those who have called them idiots may become famous.
In case someone finds this enigmatic, please see
http://ir2lcb.cnrs-mrs.fr/~athel/valevfaq.htm
Pentcho Valev
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