Chris, (01)
If violating the basic laws of reasoning were punishable, you could risk a
life sentence.
See my final comments below.
Take care,
Azamat
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Menzel" <cmenzel@xxxxxxxx>
To: "ONTAC-WG General Discussion" <>
Cc: <semantic-web@xxxxxx>; <editor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 9:58 PM
Subject: Re: [ontac-forum] Semantics and Ontology and Semiotics (02)
>
> On Sat, May 27, 2006 at 05:07:18PM +0300, Azamat wrote:
>> Chris's sophistries are more shocking. There is a rather clear
>> conditional statement, with the plain vanilla meaning:
>>
>> <AA> the whole enterprise of semantic technology is an otiose
>> undertaking and expansive academic mystification without understanding
>> of the nature of meaning, its critical dimensions, mechanisms and
>> algorithms of representation in computable forms.
>
> The word "conditional" appears to have a meaning for you that it doesn't
> have for anyone else; this makes for difficult communication.
> Typically, the conditionality of a claim is made explict by the word
> "if" or the like, or by the use of the subjunctive mood. By contrast,
> you use the straightforwardly declarative "is" to characterize "the
> whole enterprise of semantic technology" as "an otiose undertaking <blah
> blah blah>". That you find floating somewhere in this baldly
> declarative statement a "clear conditional" is as mystifying and bizarre
> as those who claim to see images of the Virgin burnt into their morning
> tortillas. (03)
This is an example of what is usually designated as 'ridiculous' and
'nonsensical'. Just another sample of defective forms of reasoning: verbal
fallacy, putting your perverted interpretation.
As you must know, conditional clauses are introduced by the following
conjunctions: if, unless, except, whether, provided that, so long as, etc.
See the intended structure of the sentence: (04)
{The main clause} [the whole enterprise of semantic technology is an otiose
undertaking and expansive academic mystification]
without
{condition} [understanding of the nature of meaning, its critical
dimensions, mechanisms and algorithms of representation in computable
forms].
Look up Webster's dictionary just to find out that 'without' has a sense of
conjunctions 'unless', 'except on the condition that'. (05)
The law-abiding citizens could easily read it like this: (06)
If no [understanding of the nature of meaning, its critical dimensions,
mechanisms and algorithms of representation in computable forms], then [the
whole enterprise of semantic technology is an otiose undertaking and
expansive academic mystification].
'Understanding the nature of meaning...' is here a condition, precondition,
stipulation, provision, or assumption, that which must exists for something
else to be, that on which rests the effect (validity, truth) of something
else. Moreover, it is a necesary condition for 'the building of semantic
technology', like as 'the ill will may be a condition for your confusing
reasoning'. (07)
Please no more of your mind-abusing 'offences', i had enough of your
unmeaning und unprofitable talk. (08)
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