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discntnt_irny_srcsm

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4. "What chair?" gets my vote for a few reasons:

Reply to rrneck (Original post)

Fri Apr 26, 2013, 03:49 PM

Apr 2013

1 It makes the point that proving the existence of the chair is the task of the person asserting its existence.
2 Since it is impossible to prove a negative, that logical pitfall is avoided.
3 Further, denying the existence of that which doesn't exist, is redundant and illogical.
4 Asking "What chair?" is not strictly a denial.
5 Asking "What chair?" is elegantly brief.

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The chair... [View all] rrneck Apr 2013 OP

heh - however Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2013 #1

If Helen Keller fell down in the woods would she make any noise? rrneck Apr 2013 #2

Woo boy ismnotwasm Apr 2013 #3

"What chair?" gets my vote for a few reasons: discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2013 #4

That all makes sense rrneck Apr 2013 #5

...too clever??? discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2013 #6

Did you see rrneck Apr 2013 #7

No I haven't but... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2013 #8