Re: Kendo Nagasaki and acausality!
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Re: Kendo Nagasaki and acausality!         

Group: alt.philosophy · Group Profile
Author: John Jones
Date: Sep 16, 2008 13:44

Immortalist wrote:
> On Sep 15, 12:10 pm, John Jones aol.com> wrote:
>> On my way to the pub a few nights ago something seemed to loom out of a
>> billboard as I approached it, a dark shape that took my attention in an
>> odd way. As I got closer I saw that it was a picture of a large Japanese
>> wrestler silhouetted on a white background. I then thought of 'Kendo
>> Nagasaki', who used to be a wrestler on UK TV. I decided that when I got
>> to the pub I would ask my friend if he could remember who this wrestler
>> was..
>>
>> In the pub a large big-bellied man wearing a white shirt suddenly got up
>> from another table and approached us. He then acknowledged our friend. I
>> asked our friend who the man was. He said 'Ken'. He then laughed and,
>> referring to his size, said 'Kendo Nagasaki'. The man then bought us a
>> round of drinks as he was a frequent customer in our friends shop.
>>
>> That's acausality working within causality. Neither contradicts the other.
>
> That is an interesting and memorable personal experience, but how is
> it different from shuffling a deck of cards and coming up with a
> particular hand when dealt?

We both know of course. But give it an airing anyway..

First, we create (define) a set of events. Then we look at two events
and see if they are alike or not. Shuffling a pack and dealing a round
are not alike. Whereas my trip to the pub and what happened in the pub
were alike.
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