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Sappho Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 1406 Gender:	Re: Science and Philosophy Reply #75 - Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 10:31pm Soren wrote on Mar 1^st, 2011 at 4:10pm: Now give me your definition of a horse. Donkeys and Mules could also fit that description of a horse.
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Soren Gold Member Offline Posts: 25654 Gender:	Re: Science and Philosophy Reply #76 - Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 10:46pm Sappho wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 10:31pm: Donkeys and Mules could also fit that description of a horse. That a fact??
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Reply #77 - Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 10:49pm

Soren wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 10:46pm:

Sappho wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 10:31pm:

Donkeys and Mules could also fit that description of a horse.

That a fact??

Actually yes, being equine creatures themselves who are shod... kinda brings into question the nature of fact and how much detail is needed to seperate out one fact from another.

Plato said of humans that they are featherless bipeds, so Diogenes plucked a chicken.

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Reply #78 - Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 11:13pm

Sappho wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 10:49pm:

Soren wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 10:46pm:

Sappho wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 10:31pm:

Donkeys and Mules could also fit that description of a horse.

That a fact??

Actually yes, being equine creatures themselves who are shod... kinda brings into question the nature of fact and how much detail is needed to seperate out one fact from another.

Plato said of humans that they are featherless bipeds, so Diogenes plucked a chicken.

At which point Plato added: " and with flat nails"

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Reply #79 - Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 11:26pm

Soren wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 11:13pm:

Sappho wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 10:49pm:

Soren wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 10:46pm:

Sappho wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2011 at 10:31pm:

Donkeys and Mules could also fit that description of a horse.

That a fact??

Actually yes, being equine creatures themselves who are shod... kinda brings into question the nature of fact and how much detail is needed to seperate out one fact from another.

Plato said of humans that they are featherless bipeds, so Diogenes plucked a chicken.

At which point Plato added: " and with flat nails"

Wink

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NorthOfNorth Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 17258 Gender:	Re: Science and Philosophy Reply #80 - Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 8:20am
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Sappho Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 1406 Gender:	Re: Science and Philosophy Reply #81 - Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 8:23am NorthOfNorth wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 8:20am: Hmmm featherless, bipedal and with flat nails... must be a human and not a gorilla... according to Plato.
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