thread: 2009-06-09 : Adequacy, Cause and Effect
On 2009-06-18, Vincent wrote:
Callan:
> Granted the rule for it happening is agreed amongst us
The entirety of my point.
Ralph:
You and I are talking.
You: I put an X in C3.
Me: I throw a fit and toss the board out the window.
You: You do not. Play the game.
Me: No I'm telling you I do. Out the window!
You: FINE. I set up a new board with pieces in the same arrangement.
Me: I mess with your hands while you do it. I run upstairs.
You: ...
Me: I win! While you were distracted I set up a new board with all the pieces reversed, and you forgot, and I put my O in C3.
You: But you ran upstairs.
Me: I snuck back down. I was up there for like an hour.
You: Hey I have an idea. Let's play with a real board and pieces instead.
Could you construct a million examples of times when the difference doesn't matter? Yes! A million of them. They'd be examples of times when the difference doesn't matter, not examples of times when there is no difference.
