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Re:The 2,500 year old history of why Python’s all([]) return... by gridlockd on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @09:15AM (#22616251)
> It's pretty obvious from any standpoint.

If it was obvious from any standpoint, we obviously wouldn't be having this blog post or this discussion thread.

Natural language - the natural way to think about things - does not always intuitively translate over to predicate logic. If you disagree with that, you should try teaching it to a class of high schoolers.

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Re:The 2,500 year old history of why Python’s all([]) return... by earthboundkid on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @10:20PM (#22623759)
Lol, I used to believe that logic was an intrinsic faculty of human reason, and then I taught a bunch of freshmen.
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