Omegatron wrote:
On 1/25/07, Steve Block steve.block@myrealbox.com wrote:
I think you missed out a vital phrase, the term "effort to create and distribute".
I included it, actually. It's right there. "To create and distribute" means nothing by itself. "Create" is tied to "encyclopedia" and "distribute" is tied to "every single person on the planet"... as I said. Feel free to break it up differently if you think it should be.
I don't think it can be broken up, and no, when you broke it up you missed the word "effort", which contextualises the whole statement. And those readings are your readings, not mine.
And I don't think the rest of the statement can be pulled
apart.
Did you read my example of a case in which it conflicts with itself? There are many others.
I read your opinion on how it conflicts with itself. Since I don't see on what basis the statement can be pulled apart, I'm not sure how it can be described as self-contradictory. Did you happen to read the rest of my post?
Steve block