barrington interview

Gerry Quinn · 14 Oct 2014, 14:22 · from 2014-October.txt.gz

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From: gerry at bindweed.com (Gerry Quinn)
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 15:22:37 +0100
Subject: (urth) barrington interview
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If logic didn't apply in a given realm, it would be logically correct to 
deduce that logic did in fact apply there, because a false statement 
implies the truth of all statements.  Therefore logic applies 
everywhere.  Q.E.D.

And maths is just an extension of logic.

It is not possible to make a logical argument against logic.

- Gerry Quinn

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