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- From: pharvey@quack.sac.ca.us (Paul Harvey)
- Subject: Re: contradiction?
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- Date: 28 Jan 1993 20:13:45 UTC
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- In article <1993Jan28.175430.27624@nntpd.lkg.dec.com>
- boylan@ljohub.enet.dec.com (Steve Boylan) writes:
- >Try this pair on for size:
- > "You don't love me, therefore you hate me."
- > "You don't hate me, therefore you love me."
- >Seems like there oughta be some kind of middle ground for those
- >folks who don't know me and those folks who don't give a preacher's
- >damn for me!
- >Any logicians out there who can explain the difference between any
- >of the statement pairs that have been offered?
-
- I'm not a logician but I have played one on TV and besides I have
- designed >million transistor asics (on TV that is). Anyway, it's simple.
- Assume binary logic for now, in other words no middle ground, none of
- that fuzzy logic stuff. Class A are people who don't love you and don't
- hate you, they are neutral. Class B are people who don't love you and
- hate you, they are enemies. Class C are people who love you and don't
- hate you, they are friends. Class D are people who love you and hate
- you, they are psychos or schizophrenics and are in demand on talk shows.
- So: Rule #1: "You don't love me, therefore you hate me."
- Class A: don't love me so they must hate me [false]
- Class B: don't love me so they must hate me [true]
- Class C: love me so this rule doesn't apply
- Class D: love me so this rule doesn't apply
- So: Rule #2: "You don't hate me, therefore you love me."
- Class A: don't hate me so they must love me [false]
- Class B: hate me so this rule doesn't apply
- Class C: don't hate me so they must love me [true]
- Class D: hate me so this rule doesn't apply
-
- Sabe? Qui-mo (Kimo) Sabe?
-