Re: Are all crows black?

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From: John C. Baez
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1992 02:23

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In article <1992Nov4.184630.3575@hubcap.clemson.edu> steve@hubcap.clemson.edu ("Steve" Stevenson) writes:

>Isn't this the "grue" problem? The "grue" problem came about (if I remember
>correctly) because all emeralds were green and believed by reputable scientists
>that they could only be green. Then they found blue ones...

Are you joking here?  Anyway, in case anyone hasn't heard about the grue
paradox, this isn't it!

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