Re: object algebra

"Mikito Harakiri" <mikharakiri_at_iahu.com> wrote in message news:QZR_b.37$kg3.206_at_news.oracle.com...
> "Eric Kaun" <ekaun_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:bHP_b.17521$%p4.2788_at_newssvr31.news.prodigy.com...
> > If Mary has no eyes, then the definition of a person as having eyes is
> > flawed.
>
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Exactly my thought. When I read the "no eyes" example, my immediate reaction was "ewwww!" Why didn't he chose a less graphic example of an attribute that was clearly inapplicable to Mary, such as penis length.

Marshall Received on Wed Feb 25 2004 - 08:40:37 CET