Would I win the lawsuit? This is why arguments over definitions have real-world consequences.
Technically, that’s not so much an argument over a definition, as an argument over cognitive history: The seller’s expectation of your expectation of what you would get in the mail; and the application of the law to those expectations.
I did mention that the remedy is not universal. If people have already taken actions, based on their previous communications, then the consequences are already set in motion—you can’t go back in time and use the remedy.
Abortion is murder because it’s evil to kill a poor defenseless baby.
Another time you can’t just generate new words is when a category boundary like “person” or “human” or “baby” makes a direct appearance in your utility function.
Would I win the lawsuit? This is why arguments over definitions have real-world consequences.
Technically, that’s not so much an argument over a definition, as an argument over cognitive history: The seller’s expectation of your expectation of what you would get in the mail; and the application of the law to those expectations.
I did mention that the remedy is not universal. If people have already taken actions, based on their previous communications, then the consequences are already set in motion—you can’t go back in time and use the remedy.
Abortion is murder because it’s evil to kill a poor defenseless baby.
Another time you can’t just generate new words is when a category boundary like “person” or “human” or “baby” makes a direct appearance in your utility function.