Re: [lojban] Re: Counterfactual Conditions

[John E Clifford <kali9putra@yahoo.com>]

Nice, but your 2 is merely a (truth functional) biconditional, not a 
counterfactual (non-truth functional) conditional.  Counterfactual involve 
moving into the subjunctive or setting up alternate worlds, not just mucking 
aout with truth function in this one.


----- Original Message ----
From: Lindar <lindarthebard@yahoo.com>
To: lojban <lojban@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Thu, October 28, 2010 4:37:07 PM
Subject: [lojban] Re: Counterfactual Conditions

> (1) is an indicative conditional
Expressed with the appropriate mu'i/ki'u/ri'a/bai/etc.

> (2) is a counterfactual conditional

.o/jo/gu'o/gi'e/go

If I understand it correctly, one necessitates the other in this
instance.

Where {.i ganai carvi gi mi bevri lo santa} says that I carry the
umbrella if it rains, {.i go carvi gi mi bevri lo santa} says that if
it rains, I bring my umbrella, and if I bring my umbrella, it rains.
(Feel free to correct me on this.)

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