[ExI] Next moment, everything around you will probably change

Jef Allbright jef at jefallbright.net
Fri Jun 22 15:11:40 UTC 2007


On 6/21/07, Lee Corbin <lcorbin at rawbw.com> wrote:
> Stathis writes
>
> > They obviously view each other as separate people if they are at each
> > other's throats.
>
> Not necessarily, as you yourself seem to demonstrate here:
>
> > Conceivably they may be acting in this way because they are actually
> > mistaken about their twin, believing them to be a completely different
> > person who has fraudulently taken on their appearance.

That example served to show, by existence of an obvious exception,
that physical/functional similarity can not be used to determine
personal identity as a general rule.  As you must know, but choose to
ignore, it takes only one exception to invalidate a rule.  It served
its purpose.  It is misleading, logically false, and a waste of time
for you to now point out possible exceptions to the exception.

- Jef



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