[geocentrism] Re: Puzzle
- From: Paul Deema <paul_deema@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocentrism@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:15:13 +0000 (GMT)
Robert B
'I wish for a big red apple' is a first order wish; 'I wish that whenever I
wish for a big red apple, that that wish should be granted' would be a higher,
I'd guess second order, wish.
I have no idea whether anyone would use that expression -- it just seemed an
adequate definition at the time. I included it to head off the usual 'I wish
that all my wishes come true' type of attempt to circumvent the logical
environment.
I know my email address says UK, but I am a resident of Australia. The UK
address was a convenient location while the forum operated through Yahoo!, and
the mail box is bigger than my home box. Isn't cosmopolitanism great?
If I can sneak in a question on your post re Pro-HC physical phenomenon? I
don't think I did quite as well as Neville J "I got 6/6 ($500,000) and then
failed the 7th question (how many years is the term of office of a US
representative). Fortunately, the "student" correctly answered 2 years (I had
said 4 yrs), so I made the million!" 'cos I got confused with that getting
lucky thing. How does one win if one guesses wrongly and the student gets it
right? It is a competition, right? The questions were not particularly
difficult, but one is up against it when they have a significant foreign
content.
And now I must, must, MUST get some sleep.
Paul D
----- Original Message ----
From: Robert Bennett <robert.bennett@xxxxxxx>
To: geocentrism@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, 26 March, 2007 9:57:06 PM
Subject: [geocentrism] Re: Puzzle
Paul,
Whatʼs a first order wish? Is that a UK thing?
Robert
though I didn't think the questions particularly difficultcos
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