Re: William T. Parry gets rid of Disjunction introduction
Mikko <[email protected]>
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On 04/07/2026 16:15, olcott wrote: > On 7/4/2026 1:37 AM, Mikko wrote: >> On 03/07/2026 17:46, olcott wrote: >>> On 7/3/2026 3:17 AM, Mikko wrote: >>>> On 02/07/2026 17:37, olcott wrote: >>>>> >>>>> x = "The Moon is made from green cheese" >>>>> y = "Donald Trump is the one and only Lord and Savior Jesus Christ: >>>>> POE concludes (x ∧ ¬x) ⊢ y >>>>> >>>>> "the principle of explosion is the theorem according to >>>>> which any statement can be proven from a contradiction" >>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_explosion >>>>> >>>>> When you pay attention to the meaning of the words >>>>> and correctly apply correct semantic entailment on >>>>> the basis of the meaning of those words then the >>>>> principle of explosion is a PSYCHOTIC BREAK FROM REALITY. >>>> >>>> No, it is not. The premise x above is a break from reality. But that >>>> is not in logic, it was introduced by you. Even without the principle >>>> of explosion it is possible to infer a false conclusion from a false >>>> premise. >>> >>> Yes. From "I am 35 feet tall" ⊢ "I am 35 feet tall" >>> and as you said my premise is literally FALSE >>> (P ∧ ~P) ⊢ FALSE >>> >>>> The principle of explosion merely facilitates tinding a >>>> conclusion that is so obviously false that it convincingly proves >>>> that the remise is false. >>> >>> There is nothing semantically relevant that can be >>> proven from a contradiction besides bare FALSE and >>> bare FALSE only entails bare FALSE. >> >> Yes, there is. From the contradiction "I have blue eyes and >> I don't have blue eyes" one can prove "I have blue eyes" and >> "I don't have blue eyes", both of which are semantically >> relevant, and one of which in addition is false. >> > > That is greatly restricted from the POE. > (P ∧ ~P) ⊢ FALSE // is what can really be proved semantically If you can prove that FALSE is true then what is not true? -- Mikko