André wrote:
>
> Popper said something about where this kind of
> questioning can lead to. And so am I.
>
> Is a Black Swan a Swan?
I don't get it. If whiteness is included in the definition of "swan"
then no, but then maybe one should change one's definition. How does
this connect to the question whether there are or are not eternal
non-mathematical (better: non-tautological) static patterns?
- Scott
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