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Article #1273Re: Re: IDIOT TEST ***SPOILER*** S
From: mcewan
Date: Sun, 09 Feb 1986 21:27
Date: Sun, 09 Feb 1986 21:27
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>>
>>Of course it wouldn't be "legal". In order for it to be, both parties
>>must give their consent (willingly, under US law and most other parts
>>of the world). Show me a dead person who can give their consent and
>>I'll buy the Brooklyn Bridge.
>>--
>
>Then, likewise, you are saying that it is *illegal* for someone to
>kiss his own elbow, or to draw a square circle !!
*Sigh* Let L(x) = x is legal
M(x,y) = x can marry y
C(x) = X gives consent to marry
and D(x) = x is dead
then
D(x) => not C(x)
L(M(x,y)) => C(x) & C(y)
Therefore
D(x) => not C(x) => not (C(x) & C(y)) => not L(M(x,y))
This says nothing about elbows, squares or circles.
Scott McEwan
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