Imagine that your roommate, who has been drinking too much, says "There's a 2-inch green elephant sitting on your shoulder." Ayer would say that this statement is
Imagine that your roommate, who has been drinking too much, says "There's a 2-inch green elephant sitting on your shoulder." Ayer would say that this statement is
Ayer would look at your shoulder and then say "There's no 2-inch green elephant there! Your claim is false -- and my experience shows this."
Your roommate's statement differs from the following one, which can't be tested by experience: "There's an invisible and otherwise undetectable angel sitting on your shoulder." Ayer would say that THIS statement is meaningless.
Imagine that your roommate, who has been drinking too much, says "There's a 2-inch green elephant sitting on your shoulder." Ayer would say that this statement is
Ayer would look at your shoulder and then say "There's no 2-inch green elephant there! Your claim is false -- and my experience shows this."
Imagine that your roommate, who has been drinking too much, says "There's a 2-inch green elephant sitting on your shoulder." Ayer would say that this statement is
No, it's meaningful -- since we can test by experience whether it's true or false.