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Re: [Icehouse] Fifth Pyramid Color?

  • FromChristopher Hickman <tophu@xxxxxxx>
  • DateMon, 13 Mar 2006 12:33:21 -0500

On Mar 10, 2006, at 1:08 PM, Elliott C. Evans wrote:


Christopher H. wrote:
The Spock rule allows only objectively observable attributes of a koan to be relevant. Spock can't passively observe an obscured pyramid, so they don't
exist.

Sorry to throw the rulebook at you, but it's only logical that Spock
would ask the master a question.

The Spock Rule assumes Spock *is* the master. Spock should be able to correctly mark the koan, just looking at it, knowing no details of its construction and using only what he can see.