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Re: Is lgbt dead in the water?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 18 Oct 2004 20:38:50 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Laswell wrote:
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Two plus two is always four.
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In mathematics involving Base 5 or higher, yes. In Base 3, 2+2=11. In Base
4, 2+2=10. In Base 2 (binary), “2” doesn’t exist, so it would instead be
10+10=100.
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The problem you’re citing is basically one of semantics, so I don’t think it’s a
good refutation of Lee’s posited mathematical absolute. Whether you refer to
“four” as 10 or IV or cuatro or 4, the underlying numeric principle is the same,
and that’s what Lee’s talking about.
Of course, it’s still a mistake for Lee to hold up a mathematical absolute as a
proof of the existence of moral/value absolutes.
Dave!
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