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de'i li 2002-12-07 ti'u li 23:40:00 la'o zoi. And Rosta .zoi cusku di'e >On the Adam/John/Jordan/Nick story, it is clearer what sort of >picture the speaker is describing, precisely because the picture >is required to be objective. >On the And/xorxes story, it is less clear what sort of picture the >speaker is describing, because the picture is allowed to be subjective. > >Insisting on objective representations of truth/reality rather than >subjective ones is a violation of metaphysical neutrality, so >counter to principles of Lojban that you hold dear. The bird's eye view version doesn't attempt to insist that everyone have the same metaphysics; rather, it insists that everyone apply their metaphysics consistently. If you only know one American and think that she will go out with you, and you think that there aren't many more Americans or that you can generalize based on her, then it would be appropriate for you to claim that lo'e merko would go out with you. Someone who is more familiar with Americans might point out that your knowledge about Americans could be improved a bit. mu'o mi'e .adam.