Date:         Tue, 22 Mar 2005 15:28:45 -0300
Reply-To:     Hector Maletta <hmaletta@fibertel.com.ar>
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From:         Hector Maletta <hmaletta@fibertel.com.ar>
Subject:      A counter-example for Einstein
Comments: To: John Green <ems1com@hotmail.com>
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John Green wrote:
 
Take me off the list
"The significant problems we face today cannot be solved at the same level
of thinking we were at when we created them."  - Albert Einstein    
 
George:
In fact, Einstein was not right as regards your particular problem. You
won't need to jump to higher levels of thinking to get off this list. The
proof of this theorem is straightforward:
 
Your problem of unsubscribing was created at the time you subscribed to the
list. The level of thinking you were at when you subscribed to the list  was
characterized by the fact that at that time you actually subscribed by
sending a message to the list server, and therefore at that time you had
understood that subscribing to an automated mail list (and therefore also
unsubscribing) are matters dealt with by the list SERVER, not by us, mere
mortal list SUBSCRIBERS like yourself. Also, upon subscribing you were
informed at that time about the procedure to unsubscribe, and advised to
keep the message indicating how, for future reference, a piece of advice we
can presume you could also understand at the time. So if you face this
significant problem of today at the same level of thinking you were at when
you subscribed to the list, you should be able to address again the server
(listserv@listserv.uga.edu) and issue the command UNSUBSCRIBE JOHN GREEN to
get you immediately off this list.
 
Q.E.D.
 
For other matters Einstein may be right, of course.
 
Hector