From: tgpedersen
Message: 45941
Date: 2006-09-04
>I don't get it. What is this claim about languages you think
> At 2:30:40 AM on Monday, September 4, 2006, tgpedersen
> wrote:
>
> >>>> Brian and I asked for _evidence_, not for a
> >>>> preconceived opinion.
>
> >>> I don't think of reasoning from semantics as
> >>> preconceived opinion.
>
> >> Whether it is or not, it isn't *evidence* of anything
> >> except the mental processes of the reasoner.
>
> > I never understood why you and Piotr wanted me to prove a
> > definition.
>
> We don't. You didn't offer a definition; you made a claim
> about languages. We wanted you to supply evidence for that
> claim.