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Aug 26, 2006, 01:37 PM
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Prince
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: California
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Replaceable Parts & Composites have same quote?
Howcome they both share the quote?
Composites "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts." - Aristotle Replaceable Parts "The whole is more than the sum of its parts." - Aristotle Are these the same or different quotes? |
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Aug 26, 2006, 08:55 PM
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Emperor
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Yay Area
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It's pointing out the contradiction of Aristotle and it's pretty much an attempt at humor by the game.
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Aug 27, 2006, 04:06 PM
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Prince
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: California
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somehow i fail to see the contradiction. could you please elaborate? i mean they both mean the same thing right?
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Aug 27, 2006, 04:10 PM
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Deity
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: England
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Mah, the programmers failed to spot it. It would be worth modding if someone could come up with a good quote to replace either of those.
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Aug 28, 2006, 02:51 AM
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Warlord
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Quahog, Rhode Island
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i've never researched composites
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Aug 28, 2006, 09:22 AM
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Monarch
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: NJ
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Quote:
"I found my missing piece" - Shel Silverstein
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Aug 28, 2006, 09:36 AM
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Chieftain
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Toulouse, France
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The french version has the same "la totalité est plus que la somme des parties", twice, but with a different tone 
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Yes, I know, my english is lousy and my president is ridiculous - what did you expect from a french player ? 
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Aug 29, 2006, 06:18 AM
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Who?
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Reykjavík, Iceland
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The Spanish version also says the same
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Aug 29, 2006, 07:17 AM
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Wordbug
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Afloat
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As has been said, the double quote is probably just an oversight. |
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Aug 31, 2006, 03:50 PM
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Chieftain
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Aug 31, 2006, 05:01 PM
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Emperor
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: London
Posts: 1,430
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So... who does a good Leonard Nemoy impression?
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Aug 31, 2006, 06:33 PM
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Warlord
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Mars
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