Warning: mysqli::__construct(): (HY000/1203): User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connections in D:\Inetpub\vhosts\howardknight.net\al.howardknight.net\includes\artfuncs.php on line 21
Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsPath: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!news.quux.org!eternal-september.org!feeder2.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: olcott Newsgroups: comp.theory Subject: Re: The philosophy of computation reformulates existing ideas on a new basis --- Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2024 07:19:13 -0600 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 27 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2024 14:19:14 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="78d696b0e880e7e96a4aa9625f760657"; logging-data="401475"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+zn5Yqg5Bfv8BPkSKefFgG" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:0jtxTLtybf04slw6f2eHSYVFlRA= X-Antivirus: Norton (VPS 241102-0, 11/1/2024), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Bytes: 3063 On 11/3/2024 3:19 AM, Mikko wrote: > On 2024-11-02 10:21:09 +0000, Andy Walker said: > >> On 02/11/2024 08:43, Mikko wrote: >>>>> A false assertion is a lie even if nobody asserts it. >> [PO:] >>>> Not at all. The base meaning of {lie} requires intentional >>>> deception. >>> That may be its base meaning but the full meaning includes >>> all false statements. The statement itself does not change >>> when someone states it so there is no clear advantage in >>> saying that the statement was not a lie until someone stated >>> it. >> >>     Disagree.  There is a clear advantage in distinguishing those >> who make [honest] mistakes from those who wilfully mislead. > > That is not a disagreement. > The term "lie" is to only be applied to intentionally deceitful statements. To apply the term "lie" to statements not having intentional deceit itself intentional deceit. -- Copyright 2024 Olcott "Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see." Arthur Schopenhauer