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to: Earl Croasmun
from: Bob Klahn
date: 2008-11-25 09:50:00
subject: The price of oil... a

~>> ~>>  IOW, *SOME* DVDs can be erased. Saying DVDs can't be erased
~>> ~>>  means no DVD can be erased. Logic 101.
 EC>
~>>  EC> So the person who taught you logic taught you that you
~>>  EC> should insert the word "all" into sentences
when the person
~>>  EC> uttering the sentence doesn't say "all?"  Ha ha ha!
 EC>
~>>  Saying DVDs cannot be erased *MEANS* no DVD can be erased. Which
~>>  is the same as *ALL* DVDs cannot be erased.

 EC> I was asking the question to point out the silliness of
 EC> your claim. Apparently your answer is yes, though!  You
 EC> really do believe it!

 And all you did was demonstrate the you do not understand basic
 logic, nor do you understand basic English.

 ...

~>>  You really don't understand basic language, as well as basic
~>>  math. Saying you are splitting hairs is saying you are splitting
~>>  some hairs.

 EC> And then, in the twinkle of an eye, you stop believing it!

~>>  If one hair is split you are splitting hairs.

 EC> So according to Bob, one hair equals ALL hairs, and can be
 EC> so substituted? Hilarious.

 You truly do not know what you are talking about.

 If something does *NOT* happen it never happens.

 If something *DOES* happen, it is enough that it happens once.

 That is how it works. Your failure to understand this is
 sufficient evidence to convince me you are *NOT* an economist.

 No economist could be ignorant of those simple facts.

BOB KLAHN bob.klahn{at}sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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