Thursday, October 3, 2013
How Logic Saved the Day
This morning I awoke to my dog wishing to be let
outside to go to the bathroom (so to speak).
So I thought to myself, (1) if I do not let her outside, she will have
an accident in the house. (2) I
certainly want her not to have an accident in the house. Therefore, (3) I should not not let her
outside (1, 2, MT). Which makes more
sense if I say that (4) I should let her outside (3, DN). At which point I did just that, all was well,
and I promptly thanked my new logical insights for helping me avert certain
disaster.
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This is an incredible example of the daily use of logic! It goes without saying that we as humans (generally speaking) naturally weigh the pros and cons of our actions. However, when someone does not pay well enough attention to such pros and cons, they make illogical conclusions and decisions. It is in cases like yours when one does not have to necessarily consciously think about the possible pros and cons, but rather think unconsciously about what would happen if we do not let our dog out when they have to "go to the bathroom". You made a logical decision indeed.
ReplyDeleteAd finally answering the age-old question of who let the dogs out! It was a logician!
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