Re: if the barber cuts everyones beard who doesn't shave himself....



Chris Menzel wrote:
> > It's not really a result. Results are conclusions one draws on the
> basis of argument or evidence. The proposition in question is a
> self-evident logical truth that is in need of no further justification.

It's a theorem of the predicate calculus, not an axiom. Therefore it
requires proof, however simple that might be (for example your/Owen's
proof in previous posts in this thread).

Ken

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