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Subject: A page for all the wade's out there

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Damoclese

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Date Posted: 04/29/04 5:16pm

From the page: "Logic and math do not, and cannot, generate new truths about nature. They only expose and reformulate the truths contained in our models, theories and laws. "

"Just what is an 'empty' argument about the 'real world' of our experience?

* One kind is the argument which may have faultless logic but is based on premises which have not, or cannot, be experimentally verified. Another kind is based on premises which are not part of any well established and accepted scientific theory.
* Some arguments are empty of content because they use words with no clear and unambiguous meaning, or which cannot be related to anything real (experimentally verifiable).
* The most seductive empty arguments build upon premises which are so emotionally appealing that we don't ask for verification, or which have appealing conclusions which blind us to the emptiness of the premises."

I reccomend that everyone interested in the topic read this page, especially Wade. Logic

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Subject	Author	Date
Why?	Wade A. Tisthammer	05/ 2/04 3:29pm
Here -- Damoclese, 05/ 2/04 3:57pm Where? -- Wade A. Tisthammer, 05/ 3/04 9:09pm because -- Damoclese, 05/ 4/04 6:15am That reminds me... -- Wade A. Tisthammer, 05/ 7/04 2:33pm