| From: | David Buehrer <dbuehrer@******.CARL.ORG> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: [OT] Nuances of Language |
| Date: | Thu, 7 May 1998 13:41:05 -0600 |
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/ >At 07:51 AM 5/7/98 -0600, David Buehrer wrote:
/
/ Don't you hate it when you snip to much?
/
/ >"And if you'll look closely the top of an X looks like the top of a
/ >Y. So a Y is a different looking X, and vice versa. So from one
/ >viewpoint, "X would still be X if it didn't have Y, it would just be
/ >different." works."
/
/ Is what I was refering to. And, to clarify my point, while David meant
/ this as humor (I think), this is illogical, and he knows it (or should).
/ The only possible reason you make an arguement like this is to get people
/ to keep arguing. The cake analogy makes more sense. I'd like to see
/ anyone get through a math or logic course using the previous statement.
Sorry. Wasn't meant to be a troll. Although James and I are in a
lively private conversation :)
And my defense would be that I've been getting into philosophy quite
a bit lately.
-David
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