Jose wrote:

It IS irrational. Mourning is an entirely emotional, non-rational (that
is, irrational) process.

However, attepmting to prevent something which would cause one to mourn
is entirely rational.

Jose

Jose,

Exactly.

--
Saville

Replicas of 15th-19th century nautical navigational instruments:

http://home.comcast.net/~saville/backstaffhome.html

Restoration of my 82 year old Herreshoff S-Boat sailboat:

http://home.comcast.net/~saville/SBOATrestore.htm

Steambending FAQ with photos:

http://home.comcast.net/~saville/Steambend.htm