Showing posts with label Star Trek. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Star Trek. Show all posts

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Logic is as logic does

Seeing the new Star Trek* movie this weekend reminded me of a definition of logic I employ often:
Logic is the set of assumptions you embrace to get the result you want.
I seriously doubt that this is original with me, but I haven't found a source for this beyond myself... so far. I will keep looking.

I also know that scholars of formal logic and reasoned thought may find this unpalatable, but in my experience this is how most people use logic.

More later,
Russ

*Logic, Vulcans, and all that, etc.