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SUO: Re: Logic & Programming Languages




Bill,

I suggest that you flip a coin to predict which way the
coin will fall.  That is an adequate random choice generator
for this purpose.

>Most logical formula's will let give me an equally valid truth value for either

>choice. The exception occurs when I encorporate some random choice generator

>that will temporarily give one solution preference. That is, some little
>function that will randomly select between heads and tails. Yet such a random

>choice generator is not a logical construct, is it?

The first coin flip should have just as high a probability
of being right as anything else you use (including predicting
heads every time).  If all you expect is a 50% chance of
winning, then you are being logical.  If you expect anything
more, then you are being illogical.

John