On Thu, 23 Oct 2003, Lotfi A. Zadeh wrote:
> I have been told repeatedly that existing theories can deal
> with the raincoats example. But so far I have not seen a demonstration
> of how this can be done. Will I see such a demonstration? For reasons
> articulated in my comments, I doubt that this will happen.
I was quite happy with the answer posted by Mark Hopkins on Oct 13:
The information provided in this problem statement is
not sufficient to derive a unique answer to the
question asked. Both answers: Yes and No are
consistent with the problem statement.
with accompanying discussion, to which I have seen no rebuttal. In order
to claim that the raincoats example has not been dealt with, you first
need to explain in which way this answer fails to do so.
Granted, the above answer is hardly a demonstration of existing theories -
since the question admits a trivial answer, it completely fails to
challenge any theory. If you wish to see a nontrivial demonstration of a
theory, please ask a question to which the above is not the correct
answer.
regards,
Konrad
