Re: Human design and natural "design"



Guy Hoelzer <hoelzer@xxxxxxx>
> > JE:-
> > Would you agree that even if a heuristic value "motivates the
systematic
> > collection of new kinds of data, which adds to our knowledge base
even
> > if the theoretical premise of the theory that motivated this
activity
> > was wrong" it cannot validly replace a non heuristic value which is
> > correct and cannot exist in complete isolation from a correct non
> > heuristic value?

> I'm not totally sure that I understand your question, but I think the
> answer
> is NO. Heuristic value doesn't replace anything. It is a quality of
an
> idea.

JE:-
But untruth as well as truth "is a quality of an idea". If "the
theoretical premise of the theory that motivated this [heuristic]
activity was wrong" then:

1) What can distinguish a heuristic value and a non heuristic value?
2) What is the proper use of just a heuristic value?

Regards,

John Edser
Independent Researcher

PO Box 266
Church Pt
NSW 2105
Australia

edser@xxxxxxxxxx





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