Hi there
On 11 Dec 2000, at 0:29, Chris Lofting wrote:
> > CHRIS WROTE:
> > IOW the set of all possible expressions contains BOTH A and ~A. This is
> > identifiable as a BOTH/AND state and from a LOCAL perspective
> > cannot exist 'at the same time'.
> >
> > ELEPHANT REPLIED:
> > Sorry, but "at the same time" *is* just what we mean by "local perspective":
> > There is no local perspective *towards* "at the same time". That an object
> > cannot be both F and ~F at the same time is something universally true.
> >
> > CHRIS RESPONDED:
> Yes and no :-) It is our method of analysis that cannot cope with this in
> that the F/~F exists as a set of potentials within the set of possible
> expressions within a mode of interpretation.
HORSE INTERJECTS:
That something is both A AND ~A simultaneously is one of the fundamental principles of
Fuzzy Logic/Thinking. The main problem with this occurs when we assume that the law of the
excluded middle is in fact a law, when it is actually o more than an outdated and incorrect
convention. Boolean/Bivalent logic stipulates that something is A or it is ~A but
Fuzzy/Multivalent logic states that in the majority of "real world" cases it is normal for a "thing"
to be BOTH A AND ~A. Bivalent (Either/Or) logic is shown to be no more than a subset of
multivalent (Both/And) logic (Zadeh).
The Staitc Levels are a reasonable case in point.
See Ya
Horse
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