X-Message-Number: 26715 Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 09:26:57 -0400 From: Thomas Donaldson <> Subject: NO identity or "-" but our definition To Mike Perry: You know, I hope, that I was speaking as a mathematician (PhD Chicago in mathematics, 1979). You almost got it when you said that your definition of equality (or of the sign '=') was syntactic alone. And yes, I have stuck on this point because we need to be careful that we don't change our definition in midstream when we try to discuss whether we will or won't be the same after revival as we were before. However it's still important to remember that there is NO sense of identity at all. We may apply the symbol "=" as an abbreviation for the sense of equivalence we want to talk about. Best wishes and long long life for all, Thomas Donaldson Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=26715