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Originally Posted By: tsuwmspeaking of redlining, how would you mark this:
"The distinctions we draw between past, present, and future are discriminations among illusions."
- Gene Wolfe, An Evil Guest (paraphrasing Einstein)
My problem with this sentence is in the word "illusions". If you are not to distinguish between past, future and present then neither can you use the plural illusions. In tsu's later post where he quotes Einstien the reference to illusion is singular, which is correct IMO.
PS. What do you mean by "redlining"? A browse on the net gave me some references to mortage, law, and loans.
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