Tom Morrow responds:
>As E-prime advocates note, using "is" implies equivalence. To so define a
>term delimits its scope, and thus does a great deal more than a mere
>description. (E prime stiff deleted)
Okay, I could have just as well as said:
Extropy *means* the quality of creative order characteristic of living systems.
Or:
extropy (n.) the quality of creative order characteristic of living systems.
Which doesn't seem any worse than Max's Extropy #17 definition:
>The current definition is " "Extropy -- the extent of a person's or a
>culture's intelligence, information, vitality, diversity, opportunity, and
>[personal] growth."
Oops. Perhaps I should have put two dashes in, instead?
Tom Morrow writes:
>In brief, one ought to take definitions--and re-definitions--very, very
>seriously.
Excellent. To develop better definitions, we can generate, discuss, and
even try them out here. The seriousness of this endeavor makes it a
fascinating topic for discussion.
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