Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site fortune.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!houxm!ihnp4!fortune!polard From: polard@fortune.UUCP (Henry Polard) Newsgroups: net.ai Subject: Re: Swans, whiteness and precision: Message-ID: <4310@fortune.UUCP> Date: Fri, 21-Sep-84 12:01:43 EDT Article-I.D.: fortune.4310 Posted: Fri Sep 21 12:01:43 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 21:24:01 EDT References: <12176@sri-arpa.UUCP> Organization: Fortune Systems, Redwood City, CA Lines: 15 > At least during the latter part of March, 1980, the statement, > "all swans are white," was false; those familiar with Heinlein's > "fair witness" concept will recognize the phrasing; I say it > having witnessed black or near-black swans in Perth during the > aforementioned time. > Granting that the facts have little to do with the principle of > the argument, I thought folks might nonetheless be amused. > David sde@mitre-bedford *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE *** -- Henry Polard (You bring the flames - I'll bring the marshmallows.) {ihnp4,cbosgd,amd}!fortune!polard N.B: The words in this posting do not necessarily express the opinions of me, my employer, or any AI project.