Re: [tied] Re: o-grade thoughts

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.

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Brian