Comment by visarga Comment by visarga 13 hours ago 2 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News Simulated fire would burn down simulated building
Copy Link measurablefunc 12 hours ago Collapse Comment - If everything is simulated then "simulated(x)" is a vacuous predicate & tells you nothing so you might as well throw it away & speak directly in terms of the objects instead of wrapping/prepending everything w/ "simulated". Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link pwdisswordfishy 9 hours ago Parent Collapse Comment - "Simulated" is not a predicate, but a modality. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link pwdisswordfishy 9 hours ago Parent Collapse Comment - "Simulated" is not a predicate, but a modality. Reply View | 0 replies
If everything is simulated then "simulated(x)" is a vacuous predicate & tells you nothing so you might as well throw it away & speak directly in terms of the objects instead of wrapping/prepending everything w/ "simulated".