Re: Epistemology 201: The Science of Science

From: Neil W Rickert (rickert+nn_at_cs.niu.edu)
Date: 02/17/05


Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 22:23:09 +0000 (UTC)

lesterDELzick@worldnet.att.net (Lester Zick) writes:
><rickert+nn@cs.niu.edu> in comp.ai.philosophy wrote:
>>>>>Neil W Rickert said:

background:

>>>>>> You would also need to define "consistency of the universe".

current discussion:

>>That makes me consistent. I have not suggested that such a
>>definition is possible.

>You have suggested it must be for Tony to make statements you would
>subject to empirical falsification but not your own. That makes you
>inconsistent.

There isn't any consistency problem here.

Tony expressed an opinion. I expressed a counter opinion.

Tony says that his assertion was fact, not opinion. It's up to Tony
to provide evidence for that.



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