[net.ai] Swans, whiteness and precision:

polard@fortune.UUCP (Henry Polard) (09/21/84)

> At least during the latter part of March, 1980, the statement,
> "all swans are white," was false; those familiar with Heinlein's
> "fair witness" concept will recognize the phrasing; I say it
> having witnessed black or near-black swans in Perth during the
> aforementioned time.
> Granting that the facts have little to do with the principle of
> the argument, I thought folks might nonetheless be amused.
>    David   sde@mitre-bedford

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