| From: | Robert Watkins <robert.watkins@******.COM> |
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| Subject: | Re: FASA's On/Off Course? |
| Date: | Thu, 7 May 1998 15:06:36 +1000 |
> Phew, I was hesitant in answering Adam's post due to my recent history,
>but was hoping someone else had caught this. If someone had given this
>phrase to my teacher when I was taking Critical Thinking, they would have
>flunked. Basically he is saying P= !P which is not possible.
I've seen comparision statements in programming that use that logic,
though... :)
(Hmm... did your teacher in Critical Thinking admit the possibility of
paradox? What about unary logic (where only one "choice" or condition is
possible, and so is also the negation of that choice or condition)?)
Fundamental rule though: Don't pick on a person's grammar. :)
> It is my opinion that this is wrong, very wrong. While it may not be
>apparent all the time, magic in Shadowrun has greatly influenced things.
The
>Tir Tan Gire(sp) for example would not exist, and that is a big difference.
>The NANs would not have been able to reclaim any territory. And, the day to
>day things that are not necessarily noticed would be very different.
I dunno. Tir Tangire could still exist without magic (it broke away from the
NAN peacefully, and its squabbles with Cal Free State were solved with
standard military force as well as magic). The NAN could have come about,
given a disastorous population plummet (like, um, that caused by VITAS), and
a strong, populist, and well-equipped resistance movement. Magic just made
it easier. I admit the world picture wouldn't be exactly the same, but the
politcal world as portrayed by SR is not _dependent_ on magic to have come
about.
But IMHO, it wouldn't be SR without the phrase "Never deal with a dragon".
:)
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