Computer scientist's or. If you read it that way it's a yes or no question.
Misreading an exclusive or as an inclusive or is often used in CS/Math jokes.
He's also indicating that his model of personal identity allows branching, i.e.
you're both. If you think you will be the Prestige
It's a question to which the answer could be
yes, I would be the man in the box or the man in the prestige (believes
only one is the original, and the other is a copy that doesn't preserve the
original's consciousness)
or
yes, I will be the man in the box and the man in the prestige (believes
On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 10:48 AM, Jason Resch jasonre...@gmail.com wrote:
John Clark, you have often praised the movie The Prestige on this
list. I am curious to know, how did you interpret the line:
Would I be the man in the box or the prestige?
I would answer yes.
John K Clark
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You
Yes to what? It wasn't a yes or no question.
Jason
On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 11:49 AM, John Clark johnkcl...@gmail.com wrote:
On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 10:48 AM, Jason Resch jasonre...@gmail.com wrote:
John Clark, you have often praised the movie The Prestige on this
list. I am curious to
On Mon, May 4, 2015 Jason Resch jasonre...@gmail.com wrote:
Yes to what? It wasn't a yes or no question.
Given the way the personal pronoun was used I think it was a yes or no
question.
John K Clark
Jason
On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 11:49 AM, John Clark johnkcl...@gmail.com wrote:
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