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From: Michael Covington
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 16:40
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 16:40
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In article <1992Nov17.214321.18500@psych.toronto.edu> christo@psych.toronto.edu (Christopher Green) writes: >In article <1992Nov17.175227.20588@athena.cs.uga.edu> mcovingt@aisun3.ai.uga.edu (Michael Covington) writes: >> >>Indeed. Logical reasoning tells me that if I walk out in front of a bus, >>I'll get run over. Does he mean that in the Far East this doesn't hold? > >LOGIC tells you this?!?!? Astounding! I'd love to see that logic. I've >always thought this was contingent; true, but contingent. The things >you learn on the net... Of course it's contingent and is arrived at BY LOGICAL REASONING FROM PREMISES. I never said it was analytic. -- :- Michael A. Covington internet mcovingt@uga.cc.uga.edu :- Artificial Intelligence Programs phone 706 542-0358 :- The University of Georgia fax 706 542-0349 :- Athens, Georgia 30602-7415 U.S.A. amateur radio N4TMI
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!ogicse!emory!athena.cs.uga.edu!aisun3.ai.uga.edu!mcovingt From: mcovingt@aisun3.ai.uga.edu (Michael Covington) Newsgroups: sci.cognitive,sci.philosophy.tech,sci.lang,sci.philosophy.meta Subject: Re: Commitment to logic; was ... Message-ID: <1992Nov18.164042.2001@athena.cs.uga.edu> Date: 18 Nov 92 16:40:42 GMT Article-I.D.: athena.1992Nov18.164042.2001 References: <BxvDqn.8n1@ccu.umanitoba.ca> <1992Nov17.175227.20588@athena.cs.uga.edu> <1992Nov17.214321.18500@psych.toronto.edu> Sender: news@athena.cs.uga.edu Organization: AI Programs, University of Georgia, Athens Lines: 19