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On a continuing note: PLEASE STOP READING HERE FOR ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE PUT OFF BY SOMETHING OF A BAWDY OR ADULT IN NATURE!

There is a an issue of accurite observation that comes to mind when I think of scientic inquiry. Things require a focused perspective, and careful attention to all the details, as this story illustrattes.

First-year students at a Med School were receiving their first Anatomy class with a real dead human body. They all gathered around the surgery table with the body covered with a white sheet. The professor started the class by telling them: "In medicine, it Is necessary to have 2 important qualities as a doctor. The first is that you not be disgusted by anything involving the human body, it is a beautiful design in all respects."

For an example, the Professor pulled back the sheet, stuck his finger in the butt of the corpse, withdrew it and stuck his finger in his mouth." The he said "Go ahead now and do the same thing." The students freaked out, hesitated for several minutes, but eventually took turns sticking a finger in the butt of the dead body and sucking on it. When everyone had finished, the Professor looked at them and told them, "The second most important quality is observation. I stuck in my MIDDLE finger, and sucked on my INDEX finger. Now learn to pay attention."

Sorry but it was such a good observation and story.....