ALTER TABLE vs. CREATE TABLE

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is it a bug or a feature that I can use ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN to
add a column of a type that I can't get with CREATE TABLE?
Similarly, that I can drop *all* columns from a table, but can't
create a table with no columns?
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