Re: Storing data and code in a Db with LISP-like interface

Alvin Ryder wrote:
> Neo wrote:
> 
>>I believe I have already surpassed RM. And as far as I can
>>tell, linked-lists are not even as flexible as RM.
> 
> I agree linked-lists aren't as powerful as the RM but LISP and Prolog
> are not merely about lists.
> 
> Both Prolog and LISP can represent information and indeed knowledge
> well beyond the RM, that's why they are popular with the ai community!

Given the standard definitions of information and knowledge, that's a 
rather astounding claim. Do you have anything that might back it up?


[binary relations snipped]

> Now you can have pretty complex relation****ps and ask all sorts of
> queries. Who likes who, who studies what, who teaches what, who is
> who's parent/grandparent ...

Can it handle n-ary relations? Like "John bought 10 apples each at 
10cents" ?