View Full Version : Does a false assumption equal uncertainty?


lixluke
04-07-06, 12:48 PM
Say you assumed X to be true.
Later you find out X to be false.
Therefore, you assumed a false to be true.

If you assume a false to be true, does this mean that you were uncertain of whether or not X was true or false?


EXAMPLE:
Say you are purchasing a pair of speakers. You find speakers that you like, and make the purchase. You find out later that the speakers you purchased do not come with any cables whatsoever. You simply made a false assumption that the speakers you purchased had cables included.

Does this mean that when you found speakers that you liked, and made the purchase, you were uncertain about whether or not the speakers came with cables?

Obviously if you were uncertain about whether or not the speakers came with cables, you could have asked one of the helpful customer service personell whether or not the speakers would come with cables included.

Considering this example, is it true that you were uncertain, and could have possibly within logic asked one of the helpful customer service personell whether or not the speakers would come with cables included?

Mr. G
04-08-06, 10:36 PM
you assumed X to be true...does this mean that you were uncertain of whether or not X was true or false?
Duh.

Killjoy
04-09-06, 12:31 AM
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Cool, you high, man...?
:bugeye:

LoL

Sorry...

It just seems to me that if you assumed any given thing to be true, then you couldn't have been uncertain about it.
If you were uncertain, wouldn't you delve into the issue further to answer your question ?

Say, with these hypothetical speakers -
If you assumed they came with cables and left the store with the things without asking about the accesories, how could you have been uncertain that they didn't come 'fully equipped', so to speak ?

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Zarklephaser
04-09-06, 01:03 PM
Survey says no.