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Re: [jboske] Mr. Bird, negation, and *ivorousness



John:
Jorge Llamb??)B?as scripsit:
> > You are arguing that since nothing can be both hervivorous and
> > carnivorous, then Mr Bird can't be both hervivorous and carnivorous.
>
> In the same sense that "John sometimes sits down" and "John never sits
> down" can't both be true.

I completely agree.

"What happens when John enters a church?"
"He sometimes sits down."

"What does JOhn do when the National Anthem plays?"
"He never sits down."

!"In his entire life, John has sat down and has never sat down."

--And.