putnam − vat

the brain, the vat and what is left

p16u21t20n14a1m13=85v22a1t20=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.