symbolic logic is cake, its translating an English sentence into it that I always found to be a real PITA! So, "If you're not annoying somebody, you're not really alive." is equivalent to "If you're really alive, then you're annoying somebody", I drove the negatives a little too far.
okie...enough off topic, eh? On 4/29/05, Dave Watts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > "If you're not annoying somebody, you're not really alive." > > Now, IIRC, this is equivalent to > > "If you are really dead then you are annoying nobody" > > its been awile since those string of logic courses in the philo dept. > > That's incorrect. Knowledge of symbolic logic is pretty important for > programmers, so you may want to crack those books open again. Being > annoying > is necessary for being alive, according to Ms Atwood, but it is not > sufficient. There's no reason why the dead or undead can't be annoying, > without being alive. > > > So, if Sean is annoying you, it does not logically follow > > that he is alive. > > That, however, is correct. Again, he could be dead, but I think it is more > likely that he would be undead. Actually, that would explain a lot. > > Just kidding, Sean. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, > Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. > Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:205120 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
