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You: Hello
You: This question has been on my mind for quite some time now.
You: You see, I think the sandwich eating context plays a part in the answer.
You: Ie, a tray of cut up sandwiches would be lots of small sandwiches, whereas a sandwich cut in 2 is 2 halves.
johnb: No, Aristotelian logic encompases the whole idea
You: This is why I'm confused.
johnb: If you really want the answer you must study Aristotle and the categories of things; i.e., 10 categories
You: Sandwiches aren't greek though.
johnb: That is the point you are confusing definitions and terms.
johnb: A sandwich is a universal category of one defined by our senses
johnb: Thus, the rules of mathematics apply to it in a continuum
You: A sandwich is something you can eat.
You: Not a unversal category defined by our senses.
johnb: That info is irrelevant
You: Now I'm really confused.
johnb: Just because something is edible does not mean it does not belong to a category.
You: What if you made a double sized sandwich and cut it in half?
johnb: I am serious. Study the categories to have sound definitions of things and you will have clarity of the reason there would be 2 sandwhiches
You: So a sandwich can be any size, and by cutting it up further the subsequent sections would be classed as complete sandwiches themselves?
johnb: You have increased the size of the sandwhich; i.e., its quantity, this does not mean that you made another sandwhich. There is still only one sandwhich.
johnb: That depends on the definition of the category, and material import or fuzzy logic.
You: Ah. What if you made a really small sandwich?
johnb: Still you are relating quantity.
johnb: You would have to say to subjects were made of sandwhich quality.
johnb: or something to this effect.
You: What if I took a bite out of the sandwich? Would it still be a sandwich of sandwich quantity?
johnb: Again this depends on categories because a bite could be synonymous with a cut; thus did you cut it into a 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.
johnb: Is there anything else on this topic I can find for you today?
You: I think that about covers it. One final thing though, what is your favourite type of sandwich?
johnb: That depends on the day.
johnb: I have many favourites.
You: What is your favourite today?
johnb: Today was not a sandwich eating day. It is only on sandwich eating days that i think about sandwiches
johnb: Ok, are we covered?
You: Yes, thanks.

johnb: Ok, take care. Regards.
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