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[Serious] A thought experiment...
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You invite ten people (good friends who live near each other) to posh resorts, widely separated and expenses fully paid. You don't tell any of them that the others are on similar holidays. The resorts are "primitive", no electronic communications of any kind. During the course of their stay you ask each of them when they last saw the others. They all give you the same date/time/location.
Do you believe them? 
Am I asking when they saw each other before the stay or when they last saw each other during their stay (when they were disconnected from the outside world)?
If you're frightened of dying, and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the Earth.
 RE: A thought experiment...
October 21, 2019 at 7:13 pm
(This post was last modified: October 21, 2019 at 7:14 pm by Brian37.)
(October 21, 2019 at 7:08 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: You invite ten people (good friends who live near each other) to posh resorts, widely separated and expenses fully paid. You don't tell any of them that the others are on similar holidays. The resorts are "primitive", no electronic communications of any kind. During the course of their stay you ask each of them when they last saw the others. They all give you the same date/time/location. EDIT, sorry, missed the red "Serious"/. 
I experimented with thought. It didn't work out.
 (October 21, 2019 at 7:08 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: You invite ten people (good friends who live near each other) to posh resorts, widely separated and expenses fully paid. You don't tell any of them that the others are on similar holidays. The resorts are "primitive", no electronic communications of any kind. During the course of their stay you ask each of them when they last saw the others. They all give you the same date/time/location. Depends on date/time.  
There's not enough information to give an answer.
Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
(October 22, 2019 at 7:24 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: There's not enough information to give an answer.If you were asked when your family got together* last, would you be able to give date? This is going somewhere, but I don't expect it to develop quickly. Please feel free to ignore if so inclined. I won't waa-waa. *as a general term  (October 21, 2019 at 7:08 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: You invite ten people (good friends who live near each other) to posh resorts, widely separated and expenses fully paid. You don't tell any of them that the others are on similar holidays. The resorts are "primitive", no electronic communications of any kind. During the course of their stay you ask each of them when they last saw the others. They all give you the same date/time/location. They had drinks at the airport when they left and speculated where you got the money.... They suspect criminal endevour...  RE: A thought experiment...
October 22, 2019 at 10:08 am
(This post was last modified: October 22, 2019 at 10:09 am by Divinity.)
Yes, because clearly the last time they all saw each other was a significant event with a specific time. People don't have enough forethought to say "Hey, we don't want ___ to know when we saw each other last. So let's agree upon a specific date and time and location we saw last in case she asks us and keep our stories straight."
"Tradition" is just a word people use to make themselves feel better about being an asshole.
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