Re: Can these constraint be implemented in an RDBMS ?

From: Marshall Spight <mspight_at_dnai.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 04:48:27 GMT
Message-ID: <uET1c.462045$I06.5243062@attbi_s01>

"Roy Hann" <rhann_at_globalnet.co.uk> wrote in message news:c27717$d81$1_at_titan.btinternet.com...

> I took it to mean that you want to be regarded as a mathematician. In the
> absence of demonstrated mathematical skills--which would lead us to regard
> you as a mathematician--it is just a claim. And since it is intended to
> raise our estimation of you, it is a boast, until it is demonstrated.

I strongly disagree with this. All Dawn ever said was that she has a master's in math, which is a simple statement of fact. To call it a boast, to claim to know what her motivation was in stating the fact, is logically invalid.

> It's like claiming to be a genius, or a great lover, or a psychic.

It is nothing like those things. Those are all matters of opinion. Whether one has a specific degree from a specific institution is a fact. It is a simple row in a table.

Marshall Received on Thu Mar 04 2004 - 22:48:27 CST