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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Chris Bacon wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Chris Bacon wrote:
bigegg wrote:
What a strange thing for a "philosopher" to say - if you
put your cat in a sealed box, is it alive or dead?

That is a very simplistic question.

It's also a very simple one to answer., It isn't anything until you
make such a judgement call on the cat as to determnine, in human
terms, which of the sets of deadness and aliveness it falls into.

What I meant was that it is a very simplistic question compared
to the full version. The answer to the above is just that the
animal is in the same state as when you put it in.

Not necessarily, depending on how airtight it is and how long its been
in there.

In fact, the one state it will never be in, is the state it was when you
put it in.

And if anyone thinks that the 'Cat Experiment' actualy has anything to do with
cats - then they'd best slink away quietly before they embarrass themselves
further ... ;-)

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