[MD] The Quality/MOQ meta-metaphysics

[Platt Holden]

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From: "Arlo Bensinger" <ajb102 at psu.edu>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 4:59 PM
Subject: Re: [MD] The Quality/MOQ meta-metaphysics


> [Platt]
> Such stupidity. As if a ringing bell is a symbol, and as if a dog 
> knows a symbol from what it refers to.
> 
> [Arlo]
> A ringing bell most definitely is a symbol the dog ascribes meaning. 
> And I am certain the dog can distinguish between the sound and the 
> food (e.g.) that is its ascribed meaning. (Or maybe you save money by 
> just ringing a bell and not feeding the dog, since the dog will think 
> it has eaten, being unable to distinguish the ringing from the eating).

[Platt]
When dogs do symbolic logic, higher mathematics, computer programming
and quantum physics, do let me know.