My guess is that nobody at the time could have supposed that arguments about the foundations of mathematics would ever have a practical outcome.
They work by temporarily supposing 'for argument's sake' that those assertions are true, and then arguing that if they are then absurd consequences follow that nothing moves for example: they are 'reductio ad absurdum' arguments (or 'dialectic' in the sense of the period).
"I suppose the argument would be that by becoming powerful you become more sexually charismatic, and that would be an abuse of democratic privilege the people have conferred on you.
Will lose it's olde world charm October 19, 2013 Well, I suppose the argument is if a stadium that opened up in 1912 can have one, why not one that opened up in 1914.
But suppose, for argument's sake, that the narrative is largely compelling.
But suppose, for argument's sake, that this indeterminacy could somehow be resolved, perhaps by the story including details of certain properties that, arguably, only Holmes could have, such as his being the only person to have originated from certain gametes.
I suppose one argument in support of New York's antiquated law is concern with an industry based upon gestational surrogacy coming to fruition.
Let us suppose, for argument's sake, that there are people who declare: "Actually, I would prefer to be (probably) childless, to face a hundred kinds of social difficulties, to disappoint and maybe horrify my parents, to risk alienating myself from some of my friends and many of my peers, to be an object of disgust and scorn to many millions of people.
If you are on your deathbed, in jail, or paralyzed to an extent that allows you to make no contribution whatsoever to doing something about the human crash course with destiny, I suppose an argument could be made that you are entitled to watch an entire history of back-to-back soccer games until you draw your last breath.
