Re: on formally indescribable merde

From: James Higgo <j.domain.name.hidden>
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 07:38:26 -0000

So what is it, this mystical soul, that 'transits' OMs?
----- Original Message -----
From: George Levy <GLevy.domain.name.hidden>
To: <everything-list.domain.name.hidden>
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 5:34 AM
Subject: Re: on formally indescribable merde


>
>
> James Higgo wrote:
>
> > Another point: come on guys, explain how one OM 'becomes' another. If it
> > becomes another then 'both OMs' are 'OM1 that becomes OM2 at (internal)
time
> > t'. Put up or shut up about this 'transiting', which is the core of he
QTI
> > debate.
> >
> > James
> >
>
> This reminds me of Zeno's paradox.... How can achilles go from point A to
point
> C since he must go through point B1, B2 B3... first.. The fact is that
Achilles
> has, at any point, a velocity vector. At each point, he is "transiting."
At
> each point he has the perception of movement even though each single point
does
> not describe a whole trajectory.
>
> George
>
>
Received on Wed Mar 07 2001 - 23:46:03 PST