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> One day Chuang Tzu and a friend were walking by a river. "Look at the fish swimming about," said Chuang Tzu, "They are really enjoying themselves." > "You ar
by PavlovsCat 8y ago
> One day Chuang Tzu and a friend were walking by a river. "Look at the fish swimming about," said Chuang Tzu, "They are really enjoying themselves."
> "You are not a fish," replied the friend, "So you can't truly know that they are enjoying themselves."
> "You are not me," said Chuang Tzu. "So how do you know that I do not know that the fish are enjoying themselves?"
- perl4ever 8y agoThat seems to depend on the phrasing of the friend's statement, along with ambiguity in the word "know".