wedrifid comments on Rationality Quotes July 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 10 July 2012 12:46:28AM -2 points [-]

All pro-snake-handling gods are gods, but not all gods are pro-snake-handling gods.

Is that still true at the limit of zero gods existing? It certainly precludes a counter-example!

Comment author: lavalamp 10 July 2012 03:24:05AM 1 point [-]

Does it help if I add the qualifier "hypothetical" or "possible"?

I.e., All possible pro-snake-handling gods are gods, but not all possible gods are pro-snake-handling gods.

Otherwise I'm not sure I follow what you're saying...

Comment author: wedrifid 10 July 2012 03:41:24AM 0 points [-]

Does it help if I add the qualifier "hypothetical" or "possible"?

Yes. (And I only mentioned the exception because it surprised me that the near tautology had a counterexample.)