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Re: [lojban] RE: zi'o & otpi

To: Invent Yourself <xod@sixgirls.org>, "lojban@onelist.com" <lojban@egroups.com>
Subject: Re: [lojban] RE: zi'o & otpi
From: John Cowan <jcowan@reutershealth.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 17:36:02 -0400
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Invent Yourself wrote:

> Even after the last Beagle is killed and eaten, the concept "Beagle" will
> remain.

But not if there never had been any beagles at all.  Things can "exist"
in the Lojban sense even if there are none about today.

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- Re: [lojban] RE: zi'o & otpi
  - From: Invent Yourself <xod@sixgirls.org>

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