mj
Reasoning solely based on binary #logic was 1 of the 1st assumptions to fall, at the edge of recorded history. Adding the Non-Excluded Middle, we created a huge demand for false dichotomies, based on evolutionary preference for fast-brain simplicity. #Truth is underspecified; #incomplete. #philsci

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Napkin proof: Is 2 + 2 = 4 "true"? Not usually, but it is #consistent. Only when we count similar things, which is a hidden assumption for its correctness. Use of variables makes this explicit. 2a + 2b = 2ab This creates new information & demonstrates a system of only a's & b's was incomplete.