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Old Thu May 31, 2007, 04:30pm
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Intent? No. Attempt? Yes.
Are they the same?
So ... you're saying it's possible to actively attempt to hit a ball, but for that attempt to be unintentional? I do believe that by it's very nature, an attempt to do ANYTHING is an intentional act.
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Old Thu May 31, 2007, 04:35pm
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So ... you're saying it's possible to actively attempt to hit a ball, but for that attempt to be unintentional? I do believe that by it's very nature, an attempt to do ANYTHING is an intentional act.
My post was a light-hearted attempt to poke humor at the "intent" issue... nothing more. I was not infering that an attempt is not intentional... (well, sarcastically I was... )
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