In the previous discussions, Mitchell had been repeatedly saying things like, “if no part of the system has color, neither can the system have color”, and my comment was trying to make fun of this by saying that whatever beliefs he has about symphonies (the system) must apply to violins (the part).
In the previous discussions, Mitchell had been repeatedly saying things like, “if no part of the system has color, neither can the system have color”, and my comment was trying to make fun of this by saying that whatever beliefs he has about symphonies (the system) must apply to violins (the part).
Ahh, good analogy. I’d almost forgotten that this drama was going on in the (@#$!) monad thread.