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IJBM: the idea that "X is like Y" is invalid if X predates Y
No, you see, if X is like Y, then Y is like X. If Y is like X, then X is like Y.
If one were to say "X was made to be like Y", then that's a different story, since that implies motive and causation, rather than simply doing a comparison.
But simply saying that A = B is the same as saying that B = A. So there's nothing wrong with saying that an older thing "is like" a newer thing. The statement of X being like Y, as given, does not denote causation, and should not be taken to imply such, unless context outside of this statement suggests that there is significant reason to think otherwise.
If one were to say "X was made to be like Y", then that's a different story, since that implies motive and causation, rather than simply doing a comparison.
But simply saying that A = B is the same as saying that B = A. So there's nothing wrong with saying that an older thing "is like" a newer thing. The statement of X being like Y, as given, does not denote causation, and should not be taken to imply such, unless context outside of this statement suggests that there is significant reason to think otherwise.
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why must you GMH so prominently
jk no GMH no life