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Yes, I agree with that. That was something I had in mind; in either case the conclusion is assumed based on the preferred definition of...

That's an interesting thought. It has definitely been used that way in mathematics in my experience. I think I understand but the logic...

Quite the opposite, I would think. From Mirriam Webster: Infer vs. Imply: Usage Guide Sir Thomas More is the first writer known to...

Is A->B, read as "A implies B", a common thing in math and symbolic logic? I wonder if use of the word in other contexts is related to...

Is there a dictionary that supports the idea "only a person can imply something"? I've literally never seen that claim before.

It was my statement that was at question, and I'm willing to chalk it up to a miscommunication or a regional difference in the use of...

Err... what? How is that a counterargument? But points for using the word 'coxswain' in a sentence. Let me take this from the top. You...

'The English language disagrees with you.' is what one might call a metaphor for 'English speakers accepted use of the English language...

In the sane vein, it's good to be critical and question everything, just not every everything that madness consumes you. The just mean...

So far so good!

To paraphrase Tolkien: maybe what's important isn't what's real, but what's important.

Well if the world is truly being invented independent of players/characters (save what the characters can actually impact in the...

Ah, the old canard about the slippery slope of GM authority leading inevitably to the dark pit of railroading. I guess railroading GMs...

I'm not a fan of "stances" or really any of the other analytical terms. I say I run a sandbox campaign, but it would likely depend on...