MBlume comments on Proverbs and Cached Judgments: the Rolling Stone - Less Wrong
You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.
You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.
Comments (30)
Dead bodies decompose, and thus gather moss. However, there is an ambiguity. Does "a Rolling Stone" mean "any rolling stone"? In this case, clearly all members of the Rolling Stones, (including Jagger) are alive (or else cremated). However, if we simply mean "there exists a Rolling Stone, which gathers no moss," then we simply mean that not all the Rolling Stones are dead, though Jagger may be.