Re: Hamilton's rule



Catherine Woodgold wrote:-

> >> > A theory based on a just an empty tautology (100% self referencing
> >> > proposition of cause and effect) does indeed remain mathematically
> valid
> >> but
> >> > unfortunately for mathematicians all of them, without any exceptions,
> >> are
> >> > empirically invalid.

> > JE:-
> > It is the general condition displayed by any argument developed from
> just a
> > tautology. If A is B only because B is A then A and B can only represent
> at
> > best, contrary propositions without any frame of reference to allow you
> to
> > even be able to distinguish them from each other, i.e. tautologies are
> > logical but irrational.

> Apparently you consider some statements to be "mathematically
> valid" and at the same time "empirically invalid", and
> some statements to be "logical" and at the same time
> "irrational".

JE:-
Do you accept Gödel's proof that mathematics is not a self consistent body
of knowledge, i.e. mathematics requires propositions that are not of
mathematics?

Regards,

John Edser
Independent Researcher

edser@xxxxxxxxxx




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