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From: williams@kirk.DEC (John Williams 223-3402)
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Subject: EXAMPLE INCLUDED
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Date: Tue, 6-Aug-85 13:12:33 EDT
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	Let's say I have an arbitrary choice between going to the
toy store, or going to the candy store. I have trouble deciding because
I want both, but I can't possibly be in two places at the same time, and 
I have a limited amount of money I can spend at that time. This is called
an arbitrary choice, and can further be defined as metastability, that is,
carefully balanced between two or more states or decisions. If I were to
wait until one of the choices became more desirable, I might be there forever,
so, I make an arbitrary choice. I have no way of fully comprehending why I
would choose one over the other, I want both equally. This is where even
the least significant influence can have a profound effect.

	What I was trying to demonstrate is how an unmeasureable influence
can affect your behaviour. This is a good example of a decision that has a
high degree of freedom.

							John.