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β | When faced with the question "Will you marry me?", [[Cueball]] approaches the {{w|Hypothesis|question}} in an {{w|empirical}} way. The word empirical denotes information gained by means of direct observation or experiments. In this comic, Cueball completes the "Will you marry me?" experiment, by actually getting married (as opposed to deciding on the spot or taking time to think) and the results are "yes". | + | When faced with the question "Will you marry me?", [[Cueball]] approaches the {{w|Hypothesis|question}} in an {{w|empirical}} way. The word empirical denotes information gained by means of direct observation or experiments. In this comic, Cueball completes the "Will you marry me?" experiment, by actually getting married (as opposed to deciding on the spot or taking time to think) and the results are "yes". |
The word "will" has two meanings: auxiliary verb of the future and disposition to do something. In the first sense [[Cueball]] cannot answer this question since he cannot know the future. Of course the question ''Will you marry me?'' uses the verb ''will'' in the second sense. | The word "will" has two meanings: auxiliary verb of the future and disposition to do something. In the first sense [[Cueball]] cannot answer this question since he cannot know the future. Of course the question ''Will you marry me?'' uses the verb ''will'' in the second sense. |