(March 17, 2010 at 5:04 pm)Saerules Wrote: He made an agreement that could never even occur. He should learn from his own idiocy for not thinking his logic through.How could it never occur? Of course it could occur. The student was bound by the agreement to pay after his first win in a case. Just because the student didn't have any cases yet doesn't mean he won't ever have any.
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Protagoras's pupil
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  RE: Protagoras's pupil
March 17, 2010 at 6:03 pm
(This post was last modified: March 17, 2010 at 6:03 pm by theblindferrengi.)
If I was the student, after I graduated I would become an engineer.
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
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I think the point is that Protageras means to lose, thus ensuring victory for the student which according to the agreement means he will need to be paid. Adrian already solved this one though.
 RE: Protagoras's pupil
March 17, 2010 at 6:20 pm
(This post was last modified: March 17, 2010 at 6:21 pm by Violet.)
(March 17, 2010 at 5:23 pm)Tiberius Wrote:(March 17, 2010 at 5:04 pm)Saerules Wrote: He made an agreement that could never even occur. He should learn from his own idiocy for not thinking his logic through.How could it never occur? Of course it could occur. The student was bound by the agreement to pay after his first win in a case. Just because the student didn't have any cases yet doesn't mean he won't ever have any. "Could" (<-- being that it was possible that the following be true) "never occur". I meant there was the possibility it might never happen, although I agree with you had I meant that it would never occur (read: different than could never occur) 
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