Ambiguity mattered, as did humor.
This reduction of the consistency question of NF to the consistency of TST + the axiom scheme of typical ambiguity clarifies matters but doesn't actually solve anything, since the axioms of typical ambiguity turn out to be quite strong as are their analogues in other languages (such as geometry) that admit endomorphisms.
The facts about ambiguity can matter a great deal when it comes to determining policy, extension of law etc.
But Netanyahu has stubbornly insisted that the agreement is a strategic fiasco, citing its ambiguities in matters such as the mechanism of inspection, the number of centrifuges Iran will be allowed to maintain and the conditions for reimposing sanctions if Iran breaches the accord.
But he told Army Radio in Israel that a "policy of ambiguity" on security matters meant he would not comment directly on the allegations.
His caution and ambiguity in political matters and his range and empathy as a dramatic writer make it happily impossible to pin down his intentions.
Israel had been hoping the furore would die down in the face of a lack of hard evidence and its policy of "ambiguity" on intelligence matters – simply refusing to confirm or deny its involvement.
Israel's foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, insisted there was no proof that the Mossad was involved in Mabhouh's killing in a Dubai hotel last month, but added that Israel had a "policy of ambiguity" on intelligence matters.
Israel's foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, said there was no proof that Mossad was involved in Mabhouh's killing in a Dubai hotel last month, but added that Israel had a "policy of ambiguity" on intelligence matters.
In contradistinction to Maimonides, who introduced allegory, metaphor, and imprecise language into his work to convey the ambiguity of the subject matter, Gersonides saw it as his function to elucidate the issues as clearly as possible.
