On Mon, Mar 15, 2021, 10:17 AM Bruno Marchal <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On 14 Mar 2021, at 17:26, Tomas Pales <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> A square circle is equal to itself, arguably. >> > > No, a square circle is a circle that is not a circle, > > > Obviously, a square circle is a circle. It is a counter-example to the > idea that a square cannot be a circle. It does not exist, but that does not > make it different to itself. Even a Unicorn is equal to itself. > The real problem of the square circle is that we don’t have provides > definition, or we talk about something which cannot exist, so we can’t > really build meaningful proposition about it, without being inconsistent. > I know this isn't a proof of anything, but I found it interesting nonetheless, and thought some might appreciate seeing a "square circle" https://m.facebook.com/ARTPIQ/videos/642129876609181/ Jason -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CA%2BBCJUi5opk02n25EYryNfQYm0qoa_-DTKM6YpgJ1ajug9T%2Bsg%40mail.gmail.com.
