Re: Tautologies and Empirical Truth

From: Lester Zick (lesterDELzick_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: 10/28/04 

Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 18:40:12 GMT

On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 11:15:44 -0500, Albert <alwagner@tcac.net> in
comp.ai.philosophy wrote:

>Lester Zick wrote:
><snip>
>> patty, you really need to take that web of belief back to the church
>> where you bought it and get a refund. It doesn't matter where ideas
>> originate. It matters where they wind up through demonstration.
>>
>> Problematic means contingent.
>
>Come on, Lester. You didn't even investigate her link. If you
>had, then you wouldn't have replied with that stupid remark
>above. Here, try again:

Back in the Prince Albert mode, I see.

Why should I investigate patty's link?

>http://www.ditext.com/quine/quine.html
>
>You claim to hate philosophers, then you attempt to philosophize
>without reading the works of people smarter than you and millenia
>older than you. What arrogance.

I have to confess I've never actually met a philosopher millenia older
than myself, but I promise not to hold their age against them. What
the hell, wonders probably never cease in that little philosophical
dreamworld of yours. Back in the can, Albert.

Regards - Lester

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