No, I haven't changed my mind in regard to what I originally said. I used the term "root cause" in the sense that I assumed Mike Geary to be using it. Although you can see from the MG note I just responded to that he denies that I correctly understood his vague term -- sort of. Lawrence _____ From: lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Judith Evans Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 12:59 PM To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Five Years Ago Depends on what you mean by determinist, perhaps, Lawrence. LH> Fukuyama is the quiet, soft-spoken retiring intellectual, I know LH>It would be possible for a determinist to claim Qutb as LH> the root cause and Osama as the proximate cause, LH>but as I said I am not a determinist. so you've changed your mind? Judy Evans, Cardiff