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

[0x44 <bnomic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I flipped a coin but it landed on its edge... do I win, or lose?

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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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