Twenty Questions - Round 9

Q1: Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral?

A1: Vegetable

47 responses total.

Q2: Is it edible?

A2: No

Q3: Is it a medicine of any kind?

A3: No

Q4: Does it grow in a specific region?

A4: No.

Hint: It does not grow.

Would you class it as a material of some kind?

A5: No

When you say it doesn't grow, do you mean it never at any time grows? It just
"is" what it is, it was always thus? (this can be yes/no, and can count as
Q6 if you want)

That's a very tricky question, tfurrows. Although yes/no in format, the
question touches on different aspects of the target object, creating
ambiguities. However, the closest approximation to a straight answer is ...

A6: Yes

<my brains going to melt! ;) >

Is it divine manna? :)

A7: No

Another hint: The target is a unique, particular object that is/was either
a vegetable or mainly composed of vegetable matter.

Q8: Is it make mostly of wood?

A8: Yes

Q9: Is it to be consumed i.e. used up as a - or in a way similar to that of
- a fuel?

A9: No

(I don't like giving too many hints, but nydel's also touches on an ambiguous
aspect of the target object. The answer "no" is because it is not intended
for consumption, and is not consumed under normal circumstances. However,
consumption of this thing is possible, and it may be consumed at some point
in its existence. (Grammar used in the preceding sentences should not be
interpreted to be making a statement on the fictional or non-fictional nature
of the target object, or if the target existed in the past, present, or
future.)

Q10: Is it a type of resin?

This response has been erased.

A10: No

A11: Is this wooden object something that currently exists on planet earth
in physical form?

*I* give the answers, t.

A11: Yes

You are starting to get warm.

lol... I got my Q & A mixed up :)

Q12: Is the object a tree?

A12: No

Q13: Is this wooden object something that is used to transport humans or goods
across distances?

A13: No

Q14: Is this object fashioned/made by humans (i.e a manufactured object)?

A14: Yes

Q15: Is it both not a toothpick and used to support the positions of other
objects?

A15: No

Q16: Is it an object of worship (do people worship it)?

A16: No

Hint: ... but it is connected to worship.

Q17: Is it a cross?

A17: No

The end is near, so another hint: This is a wooden building that is a house
of worship. 

Remember the previous hint that this is also a particular unique object, so
I am thinking of something like "the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris", not
just "a cathedral" (though if you asked, the answer to both of those would
be "No").

forgive a followup please, you're sure that the answer to Q15 is no? i.e. is
is not a toothpick and it //IS// used to support the position of other objects
-- OR -- it is a tooothpick and IS NOT used to support the position of other
objects? the question's wording may have been lacking is why i ask to clarify.

the question in pseudocode

(BOTH
 (NOT A TOOTHPICK)
 (IS USED TO SUPPORT THE POSITION OF OTHER OBJECTS))

--> this evaluates down to No - is that correct? thankyou!

resp:36

I think Q15 has been made moot by other qusetions and hints, but yes, even
parsing the question like your pseudocode the answer is "No".

Rewriting your code slightly:

(and
     (is-false "is a toothpick")                           ;[a]
     (is-true "is used to support the positions ..."))     ;[b]

The complete expression evaluates to TRUE ("Yes") only when subexpressions
a and b are both TRUE. Being a building, the target is not a toothpick,
therefore a is TRUE. So the value of the whole expression is the same as the
value of b.

However, b contains an abiguity depending on the meaning of "support".
Commonly we say that a table, bookcase, server rack, etc. support their
contents. Although an analogy can be made between these and a building and
its contents, we usually use words like contains, houses, shelters, stores
for the latter relationship.

Do we say, "The house supports the position of the sofa," or, "The garage
supports the car"? I don't think so, at least not commonly. Therefore I gave
expression b the value FALSE, giving the same value to the whole expression
and the answer "No".

I would not normally give a breakdown like the above to both parts of a
question asked in the form of a logical conjunction ("and"), but I made an
exception since the question is moot and the round is almost over.

This exchange makes me happy. I love the kind of people you are.
Q18: Is this wooden building of worship in Asia?

Ah, a simple one.

A18: Yes

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