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To: Hank Kerchief
"prove, proven, proved..."

You need to ponder the difference between the weight of the evidence and the concept of proof. Science depends on the weight of the evidence. Proof is limited to logic and mathematics, which deal with representations of reality, not the reality itself, which is the subject of science.

In science the weight of the evidence approaches, but never equals proof. That means the probability associated with the accuracy and precision of the theory and the representations used therein approaches one, as the weight of the evidence increases. Theory is simply the limit of an accurate representation, as the uncertainty appoaches zero.

6 posted on 04/29/2008 10:44:28 AM PDT by spunkets ("Freedom is about authority", Rudy Giuliani, gun grabber)
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To: spunkets

“Theory is simply the limit of an accurate representation, as the uncertainty appoaches zero.”

Rubbish. The postmodernists have done their job well.

Are you using a computer. Do you have any doubts about it? Are you absolutely certain?

If you aren’t, you have a severe psychological problem. If you are, what’s all the gibberish about “as the uncertainty approaches zero?” What exactly is the unit of measure of uncertainty?

Hank


15 posted on 04/29/2008 11:18:51 AM PDT by Hank Kerchief
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