Re: Epistemology 201: The Science of Science
From: Albert (albertwagner_at_cox.net)
Date: 02/27/05
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Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 23:20:05 -0600
Lester Zick wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 20:55:49 GMT, lesterDELzick@worldnet.att.net
> (Lester Zick) in comp.ai.philosophy wrote:
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>>On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 12:32:46 -0600, Albert <albertwagner@cox.net> in
>>comp.ai.philosophy wrote:
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>>>robert j. kolker wrote:
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>>>>Lester Zick wrote:
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>>>>>So your recommendation is that we should define our concepts according
>>>>>toddlers and primitve herders. Even they can count by groups. You're
>>>>>an idiot, Bob. What, do you read letter by letter the way toddlers do?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>We can elaborate on the intuitions we acquired as children. Kids know
>>>>how to count. Mathematicians can make what kids do into a rigorous
>>>>consistent system.
>>>
>>>...filled with a large number of inconsistent definitions,
>>>rendering the 'rigorous consistent system' not understandable to
>>>anyone but mathematicians.
>>
>>Not even mathematikers understand this nonsense. It's just a credo
>>they swear to defend to the death on pain of excommunication.
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>
> You know, Albert, I believe I've just had an epiphany here. All the
> counting, matching, set theory etc. etc. ad nauseum we witness here?
> Know where it comes from? It's all just so many manifestations of
> David's precious naturalized epistemology. I knew it all looked
> familiar. I just couldn't put my finger on it til a couple of hours
> ago. Now that it's all on a single thread it's much easier to see how
> it keeps rearing its ugly head in so many different guises.
I'm not sure I catch you allusion. Are you referring to David
Longley, the super-duper behaviourist with answers for everything?
-- "Mercifully free of the ravages of intelligence" -- Time Bandits
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