Re: History and Philosophy : For those so inclined, if you can dig up the journal "New Scientist" (it's British) either hardcopy at the library or online, find the August 21, 1999 issue. An article describing the entire Universe as a Fractal. Space and Time are chaotic in nature. Every moment in life has ahead of it an infinite number of "forks" or choices. And yes, if History teaches anything, it teaches that it DOES repeat itself (iterate), over and over . . .. ... ..... ........ or put another way - "there is nothing new under the sun . . .. ... ..... ........ " dreams and hallucinations - JoTz