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Old 10-24-2014, 09:34 AM   #43
QuantumIguana
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Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx View Post
A book is a format
A book contains written thoughts
Therefore I read formatted written thoughts in a book

An ebook is a format
An ebook contains written thoughts
Therefore I read formatted written thoughts in an ebook
I've never read anyone's thoughts. I have read the words they have written as a result of thoughts, but their actual thoughts are forever unavailable. Thoughts are mental activity. A book is a format according to one definition. It's not usually the appropriate definition. If someone asks you how many books you have read over the past year, they probably aren't asking you how many paper books you have read. If you only read e-books, and answered "zero", they would probably assume you don't read. Such an answer only leads to confusion, which indicates that defining a book as a format isn't the best definition.
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