They might join Kripkean realists in claiming that we know a priori that the brain-in-the-vat hypothesis is false although their reasons for asserting this would differ sharply from the realist's.
Of those students, 24 28% chose reason 6a, asserting that salt would sink, because salt is heavier than water, and 10 28% chose reason 6c, indicating that salt would sink because there will be more time for settling (Table 7).
Mr. Nuon Chea also sought to be released for health reasons, asserting that he was not able to concentrate for long periods.
"Killing a Kaffir for any reason, you can say it is okay, even if there is no reason for it," he asserted.
The reason for this, she asserts, is that Canada lacks a major pharmaceutical base from which to draw management experience, and many companies lack the depth and expertise to go through the whole manufacturing and development process.
And the number one reason for that, he asserted, is all those guys coming into the league who've played zero or one year of college ball (the NBA no longer allows players to enter the league straight out of high school, but we've still got some chumps from the old days who did it, like Lebron, Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard).
And the primary reason for the war, asserts Ms. Obaid-Chinoy, "in my view and in the work that I've seen in Pakistan, is education".
For that reason, Democrats asserted today that Mr. Bush was turning negative in an effort to stanch weakening poll numbers and reinvigorate a lackluster campaign.
The reason asserted for the decision was that it was not possible to complete a full manual count of all ballots by the 5 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 26, 2000, deadline for amending certifications.
