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> As a demonstration of the principle, consider two contradictory statements—"All lemons are yellow" and "Not all lemons are yellow"—and suppose that both are t
by apsurd 7mo ago
> As a demonstration of the principle, consider two contradictory statements—"All lemons are yellow" and "Not all lemons are yellow"—and suppose that both are true.
I am not understanding why we are freely supposing both are true?
- ewoodrich 7mo agoIt's demonstrating the implications (principle of explosion) of a contradiction being allowed in a system of formal logic. You can change "suppose both are true" to "suppose the rules of a logical system permit stating both are true".
- apsurd 7mo agoAh, that last line made it make sense, thank you! > You can change "suppose both are true" to "suppose the rules of a logical system permit stating both are true". It's calling out a potential flaw in the system and whether we want to do anything about it.
- awesomeMilou 7mo agoBecause the party has told you so, Winston!