Re: Digest Number 1552

From: Nils Weinander <nils_at_...>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 13:04:04 +0100


Peter and me:
>
>> >Objectively this last statement is false because the Lunar Empire
>> >has been able to make chaos work for good.
>
>>Objectively that statement is uncertain, as it is kind of
>>hard to tell whether the lunars have made chaos work for
>>good or managed to do good despite using chaos.
>
>I don't think that semantic distinction helps us much. A RW
>equivalent might be "It is kind of hard to tell whether governments
>have made armed forces work for good or manage to do good
>despite using armed forces".

Exactly! Which means the original statement cannot be objectively false.



Nils Weinander
We sail on a ship made of dreams

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