Resolving Hempel’s Raven Paradox

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Resolving Hempel’s Raven Paradox

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Fred Leavitt reveals how the whiteness of swans proves the blackness of ravens.

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Re: Resolving Hempel’s Raven Paradox

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There are some flaws in the reasoning, if the raven has dust bathed thus are not all black anymore and are grey, thus it's still a raven, but not black.
Or if someone has been cruel and painted it another color.

If the raven has genetic faults due to mutation, thus are not black.
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