On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 08:52, Alex Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I CFJ on the statement "The Ambassador CAN flip Wooble's Recognition to
> Friendly without objection.".
>
> Arguments: This is really about whether Wooble is a nomic or not,
> phrased such that I have a miniscule chance of a random Win by Paradox.
>
> A nomic ruleset is defined as follows:
> {{{
> A nomic ruleset is a set of explicit rules that provides means
> for itself to be altered arbitrarily, including changes to those
> rules that govern rule changes. Not all rule changes need be
> possible in one step; an arbitrarily complex combination of
> actions (possibly including intermediate rule changes) can be
> required, so long as any rule change is theoretically achievable
> in finite time.
> }}}
> and nomics are defined by nomic rulesets.
[snip]
Gratituous:
CFJ 1860 is the pre-that-defintion precedent on this matter and may be
informative.
Gratituous:
Uncertainty concerning scientific matters related to this question
makes UNDETERMINED an appropriate judgment.
-woggle
