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&lt;p&gt;I agree with the technical criticisms offered by Pat Hayes, John Sowa,
Nicola Guarino and others about the specifics of this particular
ontology.&amp;nbsp;
I also believe the technique of alignment / merger will not produce an
ontology that will be widely accepted.&amp;nbsp; This is in large measure the
approach taken by Cyc and they have done it reasonably well.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
A similar approach, if done well, is likely to prod