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Originally Posted by asaris
But, Adysav, I'm not claiming it's true. I'm claiming it's possible. Do you just not understand what I'm saying? I'm not saying "a statement is true if you can't derive a contradiction", I'm saying that a statement is possibly true if you can't derive a contradiction. Two worlds of difference there.
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A logical argument is built on premises which must be true before a conclusion can be reached. To reach a conclusion without valid premises leads to a completely pointless and nonsense conclusion.
Just making a statement like "All birds are green" is not using logic. It is just producing a conclusion out of thin air. Manipulating language to produce a valid sentence makes no difference to whether the actual meaning of that sentence has an real value or not.
"There are 3 planets in our solar system"
Is there a contradiction? No.
Is it possible? No.