>>> David Martorana on "Value Measures" 
 DM> I hold the "nihil" as a valid point on a compass ....a serious
 DM> direction. I also acknowledge the other compass points but am
 DM> forced to overplay that particular point because it is so often
 DM> pushed aside by positive ""opinions"" as to make it seem the
 DM> compass only has three points .....kind of like your compass !
Seems you want to make something more of this 'nihil' than most folks here.  
Just how does a nihil compare with the nirvana?  Mathematicians can do 
wonders with nothing, like create an infinite heap of numbers.  It's a magic 
trick where they show you how to count on nothing. -)
Riddle of the day:  what sort of Buddhist would Rene Descartes make?
... Angels are extraterrestrials 'cause they're out of this world.
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