[lojban-beginners] Re: lojban-beginners Digest V4 #162

[der Mouse <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>]

> 4. It bothers me a tiny bit to talk about imperatives in connection
> with logic.  After all, "If it is raining, you will carry an
> umbrella" seems (to me) fairly mathematical; but "If it is raining,
> carry an umbrella" seems less so.  The statment "If it is raining, I
> will command you to carry an umbrella" seems more mathematical but
> less in tune with the actual meaning.  Does anyone have any thoughts
> on this?

"I command you make it so: if it is raining, you carry an umbrella".
Surely that's fairly close to the meaning, and not too difficult to
render into lojban?

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