Tem42 comments on Open Thread - Aug 24 - Aug 30 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Tem42 29 August 2015 07:40:31PM 3 points [-]

It is not really interesting that a circle can be X if you first change the definition of circle.

Comment author: fubarobfusco 29 August 2015 08:34:54PM 2 points [-]

It's not arbitrary redefinition, though. like the old joke about "calling a tail a leg doesn't make it one"; it's actually a consistent geometry.