Re: Some Simple Questions

From: Charlie-Boo (chvol_at_aol.com)
Date: 03/17/05 

Date: 17 Mar 2005 14:53:21 -0800

guenther.vonKnakspott@gmx.de wrote:
> Charlie-Boo wrote:
> > David C. Ullrich wrote:
> > > Of course not. What a stupid question.
> >
> > Why leave out a demonstration of the system actually working? Why
> > believe something that hasn't been shown to be true (speaking of
> > "stupid")? That seems to me to violate fundamental principles of
> > science.
> >
> > If the system in fact can't produce X, then the whole exercise is a
> > waste of time. Aren't you being naive and leaving yourself open to
> > the BS-ers who don't substantiate their claims because they're
> > false?
> >
> > C-B

> Not demonstrating that "a system does produce X" (whatever that
means)
> is most certainly not equivalent to demonstrating that "a system does
> not produce X" (whatever that means).

How can you be certain if you don't know what it means?

(It need not be equivalent, but rather need only imply.)

> Are you so stupid to fall for
> such a fallacy,

I wrote "demonstrate" rather than "prove". Let A==>B mean that A makes
B more likely. Then (The system can produce X.) ==> (An example would
be given.), so by Modus Tollens (No example is given.) ==> (The system
cannot produce X.)
qed

> or are you just acting stupid because you are angry
> that you were caught asking a stupid question?

Where did that happen?

> regards.

C-B

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