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From: bgr@wild.Rice.EDU (Robert G. Rhode)
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Subject: Re: [David E Demers: Re: free will]
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Date: 19 Jul 89 15:59:40 GMT
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>I coincidentally just caught a line from the group "Yes" (I think) which
>goes:	"Then I will choose free will".

The song is "Free Will", from the album "Permanent Waves" by Rush.
That same song also includes the line

'If you choose not to decide, you still obey the choice.'

As far as pop not containing deep truisms, it doesn't.  But
neither is Rush a pop band.

- Robert Rhode

"Today's champion is tomorrow's crocodile shit." - Monty Python