Page 1261 - Week 04 - Thursday, 21 April 1994

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With the participation of 16 professors, 11 PhDs and 10 practising doctors from 13 countries, this is truly a world congress. These researchers are held in high regard in their own countries. The dismissal of their research, even before presentation, is a sign of, at best, an Australian cultural cringe or, at worst, a beleaguered and defensive ego.

Despite Professor Lowenthal's unsubstantiated belief in the therapeutic efficiency of chocolate, he is most cordially welcome to attend this meeting. We undertake to ensure that he is able to meet privately with any of the visiting presenters that he wishes, and who knows, even he may open his mind. For though Dr Geoffrey Tobiass did say that "simply wishing fervently that something is true does not regrettably make it happen", an even more distinguished and widely read author has written, "These people's minds are dull and they have stopped up their ears and have closed their eyes. Otherwise their eyes would see and their ears would hear, their minds would understand ...".

Question resolved in the affirmative.

 Assembly adjourned at 8.16 pm until Tuesday, 10 May 1994, at 2.30 pm

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