Re: Eternal Verities

From: The Sophist (sophist_at_brown.edu)
Date: 11/23/04 

Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 17:10:37 -0500

Albert wrote:

> Eray Ozkural exa wrote:
>
>> Albert <albertwagner@cox.net> wrote in message
>> news:<mXnod.91682$%x.53427@okepread04>...
>>
>>> Lester Zick wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 21 Nov 2004 18:58:36 -0800, examachine@gmail.com (Eray Ozkural
>>>> exa) in comp.ai.philosophy wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Eray's opinion -
>>>>> There is something irreducible in you, which is you.
>>>>>
>>>>> Or
>>>>>
>>>>> In a mechanical universe, everything including minds is a machine.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the addendum, Eray. It seems pretty consistent with my own
>>>> opinion.
>>>
>>> There is a big 'Or'. Which option is your own opinion?
>>
>> Both :)
>
> You and Lester should each discover the difference between 'or' and
> 'and' in common English usage, which is not to be confused with formal
> logic.

As in, for example, "either Ernie or Jaegwon will know the answer to
that question," which of course in common English usage rules out the
possibility that they both will. :-) 

-- 
Aaron Boyden
The main division between the so-called Continental and Analytic 
traditions has been disputes over whether the task of being unclear 
should be carried out in natural language or in a formal system.

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