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Old 09-20-2008, 11:15 PM   #21 (permalink)
Jack Flak
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Originally Posted by dissonance View Post
Argh! Can't tell if you're just fucking with me.

You probably are.
I'm not. If you meant to say

The sun has risen every day
Therefore the sun will rise tomorrow


That's induction. If you meant to say

The sun always has and always will rise once per day
Therefore it will rise tomorrow

It's deduction based on a false premise. Because going by the best scientific knowledge available, the sun won't "rise" forever.
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