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Objection 3
We can misidentify the object of a naming ceremony. Suppose I am seeking a
new pet from the Animal Shelter. I have visited the Shelter several times and
noticed an appealing grey tabby; I decide to adopt her. On my next visit I
prepare to name her. The attendant brings out a tabby of similar appearance
and I believe her to be the same one I intend to adopt. I say, "Here we are
again, then, puddy-tat; your name is now `Liz', after the composer Elizabeth
Poston, and I'll see you again after you've had all your shots" (tactfully I
do not mention the mandatory neutering). The attendant takes the cat away
again. But unbeknownst to me it was the wrong cat, not my intended pet. The
attendant notices the mistake, without telling me, recovers the right cat, and
gives her her shots (and the rest). I pick her up and take her home, naturally
calling her "Liz" ever thereafter.
The problem is of course that my cat was not given that name in any
ceremony
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