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From: olcott <polcott333@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: The actual truth is that ... industry standard stipulative
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Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 07:35:23 -0500
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On 10/19/2024 7:00 AM, Mikko wrote:
> On 2024-10-19 11:17:38 +0000, olcott said:
> 
>> On 10/19/2024 3:54 AM, Mikko wrote:
>>> On 2024-10-16 17:14:55 +0000, olcott said:
>>>
>>>> On 10/16/2024 3:23 AM, Mikko wrote:
>>>>> On 2024-10-15 12:33:47 +0000, olcott said:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 10/15/2024 3:54 AM, Mikko wrote:
>>>>>>> On 2024-10-14 16:05:20 +0000, olcott said:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> A stipulative definition is a type of definition in which
>>>>>>>> a new or currently existing term is given a new specific
>>>>>>>> meaning for the purposes of argument or discussion in a
>>>>>>>> given context. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stipulative_definition
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> *Disagreeing with a stipulative definition is incorrect*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The Wikipedia page does not say that. It only says that a 
>>>>>>> stipulative
>>>>>>> definition itself cannot be correct.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If X cannot be incorrect then disagreeing that X is correct
>>>>>> is incorrect.
>>>>>
>>>>> While agreement with a definition is incorrect in some sense one
>>>>> can choose whether to accept the or reject the definition.
>>>>>
>>>>>>> It says nothing about disagreement.
>>>>>>> In particular, one may diagree with the usefulness of a stipulative
>>>>>>> definition.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It seems that my reviewers on this forum make being disagreeable
>>>>>> a top priority.
>>>>>
>>>>> Irrelevant.
>>>>
>>>> Not at all. If reviewers are lying about my work
>>>> that is libelous.
>>>
>>> As is if you lie about your reviewers.
>>
>> I never lie because I believe that this could
>> result in eternal damnation.
> 
> So you say. Would be more credible if you would sometimes show some
> honesty.
> 

It seems to me that I am always honest and most
of my reviewers mostly use the strawman deception
in all of their rebuttals.

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