[lojban] Re: Attempting to bring the ro debate to a resolution

[Invent Yourself <xod@thestonecutters.net>]

On Fri, 8 Nov 2002, John Cowan wrote:


> To me, (1) the unconditional form "Each globnik is spatulous" (ro
> [da poi] broda cu brode) entails that there are globniks.



It is a logical fallacy, as shown by the link Jordan posted. Also, if
the existence of globniks is intermittent, uncertain, historical,
hypothetical, or predicted, discussing their characteristics should not be
taken as any promise that they actually exist at the time of the
utterance.

.i sa'e do'a la'e ro valsi cu sidbo je na'e dacti

And that's a fallacy even the Great Ayer fell prey to!



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