Re: Some Simple Questions

From: R-matrix (random_at_matrix.mx)
Date: 03/18/05 

Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 12:54:46 -0500

David C. Ullrich <ullrich@math.okstate.edu> wrote:

>On 17 Mar 2005 06:02:30 -0800, "Charlie-Boo" <chvol@aol.com> wrote:
>
>>1. If someone says "I have a system that produces X" and in their
>>paper that introduces and explains the system there are no examples of
>>an X that is produced, does that demonstrate that the system cannot
>>produce X and the statement that it produces X is false?
>
>Of course not. What a stupid question.
>

 That's hardly a useful or academic response, to just say "no" without
explanation and to then call the poster's question stupid. The proper
answer is that if someone says they have a system that does X and
fails to provide it, there's certainly no evidence that they do have
such a system. Of course they might have it, but there's no reason
that people should accept that he does based on his mere assertion.

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