> > 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. > > But there's the condition "really" alive in her quote that's > entirely subjective in respect to the interpreter, which > makes the whole argument of annoyance being a precondition to > proof of (possibly some condition of) life entirely bunk in > that it can't be evaluated. While IF A THEN B==C is valid, > there's can be no IF A THEN B REALLLLLY EQUALS C, because > REALLY would be a subjective symbol.
Whether the statement is true is irrelevant. The entire statement is subjective, but that doesn't mean it can't be treated like any other statement with regard to logical evaluation. For example, I can say that CF is the best programming language, and that programmers who choose to write programs in the best programming language are smarter than other programmers, and therefore CF programmers are smarter than other programmers. That doesn't make the first or second clauses true, but it can still be interpreted using the rules of symbolic logic. 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:4:205132 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=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
