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Old Feb 26th, 2004, 04:43 PM       
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Originally Posted by derrida
Actually, the same number of things happened all across the world. Maybe you mean more things worth studying? Sounds like an awful subjective judgement to me!
Value statements are inavoidable. Treating things as equal is a value statement in and of itself.

I don't think it is a bad thing to claim that the Industrial Revolution was more important than Joe taking a piss in a river. Both happened in history; only one needs to be learned about.
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