ell as other things,
&gt; it would seem to follow that the premis in question
&gt; is likely to be false.  Not, of course, that that
&gt; conclusion should come as any particular surprise,
&gt; under the circumstances, since both of the signs
&gt; in question here -- "the god" and "this feeling
&gt; of 'q'" -- both seem to be prime examples of
&gt; non-referring strings.  Which brings us to
&gt; the central question which this message
&gt; raises:  why are we even bothing to
&gt; read this rubbish?
&gt; 
&g