From jjllambias@hotmail.com Fri Mar 3 12:24:26 2000
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Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 12:24:26 PST
From: "Jorge Llambias" <jjllambias@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: The Quine challenge



>>It depends how you interpret it. John interpreted in two
>>different ways in his example.
>
>It does not depend on how you interpret it.

Yes it does. :)

>If e is in A then e is not in B
>
>Let e be in B
>
>It then follows that e is not in A.
>
>QED

That is all true, but it does not address the issue.

Consider these two statements:
- Membership in A is compatible with membership in any other club.
- Membership in B precludes membership in any other club.

Are they contradictory?
I'm waiting for John's answer on this.

co'o mi'e xorxes

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