Re: [s-d] [s-b] Consultation

[0x44 <bnomic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Oh... wait. That wasn't a coin, that was a washer. I guess I'll declare 
that side heads. I win!

--
0x44;



Mike McGann wrote:
> Let it sit. It will eventually fall.
>
> - Hose
>
> On Dec 2, 2007 4:47 PM, 0x44 <bnomic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   
>> I flipped a coin but it landed on its edge... do I win, or lose?
>>
>> --
>> 0x44;
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Mike McGann wrote:
>>     
>>>> Pseudo-Consultation:
>>>> {{
>>>> Was dave's action in message ID
>>>> <Pine.LNX.4.33.0112050026430.19083-100000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> of
>>>> declaring the start of B Nomic with a beginning ruleset permissible?
>>>> }}
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> Pseudo-Answer:
>>>
>>> Yes. Starting the game of B Nomic was an action performed before the
>>> rules of B nomic existed, so the rules cannot enforce this.
>>>
>>> I declare a game called "Flipper" with the following ruleset:
>>> {{
>>> A person may become a Player by declaring their intent to do so.
>>>
>>> To play this game, a Player flips a coin which has a "heads" side and
>>> a "tails" side. If the coin lands "heads", the Player wins. If the
>>> coin lands "tails", the Player loses. The Player then ceases to be a
>>> Player.
>>>
>>> There is no Rule 3-13.
>>> }}
>>>
>>> I declare myself to be a Player of Flipper.
>>>
>>> I flip my coin.
>>>
>>> It lands tails.
>>>
>>> I lose.
>>>
>>> Boo!
>>>
>>> - Hose
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