Re: A theory of beliefs

From: Ron Peterson (ron_at_shell.core.com)
Date: 07/24/04 

Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 13:45:27 -0000

In sci.econ Lester Zick <lesterDELzick@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 16:21:05 -0000, Ron Peterson <ron@shell.core.com>
> in comp.ai.philosophy wrote:

>>I was referring to propositions with *only* logical and mathematical
>>content.

> Sure. The problem is that physical sciences have to deal with logical
> considerations in addition to physical properties. We couldn't very
> well disprove or falsify hypotheses without some specific concept of
> truth subject to falsification.

My point is that general knowledge can be partitioned between those
things that can be proved (mathematics) and the hypotheses that can't be
proved (scientific knowledge of the real world). 

-- 
   Ron