In a message dated 2/28/2009 2:45:22 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Was Popper a hero, and for whom? I'm wondering how Donal came to be a supporter of said person and why? --- In Donal's and Popper's defence all I can say is the 'then' may be understood not as a comparative but as a temporal adverbial, "and later then, refuting my previous view...": "The movement of a fly on a page may be much more important [but] then [came] the Holocaust [and I was falsified]" -- Sir Karl Popper. Cheers, JL **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1218822736x1201267884/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html