Apparently I misunderstood the definitions of grue and bleen. Oh well.
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@schakalsynthetc Key question is what "not so observed" means. If it just means "observed *after* time t" then it's the same thing.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@St_Rev so the blue ones are only grue until their box is opened, if it ever is, but "it never is" is the epistemologically interesting case2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@St_Rev it's basically a restatement of the problem of induction2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@schakalsynthetc Most plants are actually "grown". They're green until some time t and then they turn brown.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@St_Rev or, hypothesize that the green marbles fade to brown over a year, so you open one box right away - green - then wait a year3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@schakalsynthetc I'm probably mistaken though
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