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Marc, I'll speak very slowly. You assert that it is possible for something to be both true and false. In ordinary human language, this means that you are saying that such a thing can be true. In mathematical terms, you are very definitely asserting that:

(True AND False) = True (at least in some cases)

You say that you are asserting that:

(True AND False) = (True AND False)

(and only (True AND False))

But of course by saying that some condition can hold, you are saying that it can be true. Just regular old true.

You also say that it is possible for something to not be both true and false. In ordinary human language you are saying that such a thing can be false. You are thereby equating the logical states of true and false. If you do this, then there is no such thing as true and no such thing as false. There is just an epistemological paste.

I'm on quite firm ground insisting that this is nonsense. You are speaking in vapors by insisting that things can be both true and false. If you truly believe this, then you are rejecting the very concepts of true and false. In so doing, you invalidate your own assertion.

You can stand and stare speechless if you like, but I'm not the loony one here. Accusing me of being illogical when I insist on hewing to the bedrock principles of logic is pretty rich. You're the one attempting to destroy logic itself. And somehow I'm the radical here? Don't think so.






The 'potential' of nothing is still nothing.

"Perhaps the potential of nothing is everything"

Time being the "big hill" to climb here. 


~ Leonard Susskind; Black Hole Wars








Go figure.

Is "potential" the same thing as "probability"?




I have no faith in that.


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