John F. Sowa wrote:
> Wacek,
>
> Your note reminds me of the story about four professors who
> were traveling from England to Scotland by train.
>
> As they crossed the border, they saw a flock of black sheep
> on a hillside. Whereupon, the English professor exclaimed
> "Look, all the sheep in Scotland are black."
>
> "No," replied the history professor, "the most you can claim
> is that some of the sheep in Scotland are black."
>
> The mathematics professor replied "No, the most you can claim
> is that some of the sheep in Scotland are black on at least
> one side."
>
> Finally, the logic professor said "No, the most you can claim
> is that at least some of the sheep in Scotland are black on at
> least one side at least part of the time."
>
... and if I were there, I'd say "No, the most you can claim is that at
least some of the sheep in Scotland seem black on at least one side at
least of the time to at least one observer." ;) (01)
vQ (02)
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