David_Gerard comments on Hard philosophy problems to test people's intelligence? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: David_Gerard 15 February 2012 08:55:14AM *  1 point [-]

If you call a tail a leg, how many legs does a kangaroo have? If you call an arm a leg, how many legs does a human have? There's a whole sequence on the trouble with putting too much store in the meanings assigned to words.