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Boxes, and the Art of Thinking Outside of Them

Opus Dei
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Posted 07/13/09 - 03:55 PM: Subject: Boxes, and the Art of Thinking Outside of Them	#1
When I was young, while hunting for long-forgotten treasures in the attic, I came across what appeared to be a single box. At first glance, I noticed it was about the size of the console TV downstairs. This soon made sense, as I approached and read the markings on the box ("RCA" being the most prominent among them). On one of the top interlocking flaps, I saw a handwritten note which simply read: "5 boxes". This piqued my curiosity, so I unfolded the flaps and took a look inside, only to discover what appeared to be another singular box. And inside of this one, I found two more boxes sitting side by side. One was empty, but the other held perhaps the most interesting item of the group: an empty, heart-shaped box, like those given to lovers or 'significant others' on Valentine's Day. After mulling over the fact that not all "boxes' are cubed-shaped, I found myself momentarily stumped. After all, the boxes in front of me only added up to four. It wasn't until I remembered the one at my back, against which I gently leaned while sitting 'Indian Style' on the floor, that the solution hit me. The RCA box was included in (though not contained by any of) the "5 boxes". {{{},{{}}}}
∃x(Cx & ∀y(Cy → y=x))

jsidelko
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Posted 07/17/09 - 01:41 PM:	#2
The universe would make a sixth box!
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Posted 07/18/09 - 01:56 PM:	#4
Opus please find a very tall bridge and jump off it.
Any necessary truth, whether a priori or a posteriori, could not have turned out otherwise. -- Saul Kripke Meaning is what essence becomes when it is divorced from the object of reference and wedded to the word. -- Quine A possible world is given by the descriptive conditions we associate with it - Kripke

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