A question about intuition wrt. vacuous truths
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A question about intuition wrt. vacuous truths
Suppose I have an urn capable of holding blue and red balls. It currently contains no balls. How would you answer these questions:
Are all of the balls in the urn blue?
Are any of the balls in the urn blue?
Are all of the balls in the urn blue?
Are any of the balls in the urn blue?
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Re: A question about intuition wrt. vacuous truths
1. Yes, but if you try to use this in a natural conversation, I reserve the right to smack you
2. No
Note: intuition possibly not valid as it was filtered through class discussions on existential import several years ago.
2. No
Note: intuition possibly not valid as it was filtered through class discussions on existential import several years ago.
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Re: A question about intuition wrt. vacuous truths
1. Undefined.
2. Undefined.
Until there is anything in the urn, the answer is undefined. Like dividing by Zero. My first reaction was to say No to both.
2. Undefined.
Until there is anything in the urn, the answer is undefined. Like dividing by Zero. My first reaction was to say No to both.
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Re: A question about intuition wrt. vacuous truths
1. Syntax error
2. Syntax error
2. Syntax error
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Re: A question about intuition wrt. vacuous truths
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Re: A question about intuition wrt. vacuous truths
ARI WHAT THE SHIT ARE YOU DOING, GET BACK TO WASTING TIME ON REDDIT.
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Re: A question about intuition wrt. vacuous truths
The balls are neither blue or red, but purple.
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Re: A question about intuition wrt. vacuous truths
The extant colors are to be determined by simple majority vote of the Landsraad.
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Re: A question about intuition wrt. vacuous truths
The urn explodes from confusion?
Re: A question about intuition wrt. vacuous truths
The quantity and color of said balls are to be decided by the
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