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On 2002-04-10 11:20, Donnie B. wrote:
Actually, my original quip is indeed a logical fallacy... I'm not up on the terminology; maybe "assertion of the consequent"? No, that's not quite right... At any rate, it goes something like:
If A, then B
B
therefore, A
Or, more specifically,
MHS bought a telescope from a man who experienced Y.
Phil experienced Y.
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That's why the phrase "the exact same thing" is so important. It changes things around:
If A then B
B is identical to C
therefore: if A then C
Or: MHS bought a telescope from someone who experienced Y (unique)
Phil experienced Y (unique)
ergo: MHS bought a scope from Phil.
I know this is all rather silly, but I'm a BIG fan of math, logic, set theory, and Philosophy (which means "Phil's Wisdom," doesn't it?)
Silas