putnam − vat
the brain, the vat and what is left
p16u21t20n14a1m13=85−v22a1t20=43
putnam − vat = 85 − 43 = 42
Hilary Putnam argued you could not coherently say you were a brain in a vat. PUTNAM is 85, VAT is 43, and the difference is 42.
Take the vat away from the man who wrote about it and you get the answer.
Rule: a=1 … z=26, letters only.
type a word
a=1 … z=26, letters only. If it comes to 42, 91 or 133 the page will say so.