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Message 4 of 15 (803665)
04-03-2017 9:50 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by mike the wiz
04-02-2017 1:06 PM


qs writes:
Is Wikipedia Always A Reliable Source?
1. No, of course it isn't.
2. Why would anybody mess about with logic and semantics to either prove or disprove the ToE? The ToE is proven by observation.

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Tangle
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Message 13 of 15 (807541)
05-03-2017 5:03 PM
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05-03-2017 4:51 PM


Mike the Wiz writes:
I don't know couldn't you just ask, "why would anyone want to think?" Perhaps I want to "mess about with logic" so that I can acquire the critical thinking skills necessary to study whether evolution is, "proven by observation".
You're using the wrong tool Chuck. Perhaps it's the only one in your bag?
Would you use logic and semantics to determine the history of the automobile industry? The development of the internal combustion engine?
Personally, instead of reaching for the ancient philosophy books, I'd look at a Model T Ford engine, a Ford Galaxy engine and as many intermediates as I could get my hands on, date them and try to work out the changes in sequence.
But if you want to argue about definitions and premises while I get on with studying reality be my guest. Everyone needs a hobby.
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Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien.
"Life, don't talk to me about life" - Marvin the Paranoid Android
"Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved."
- Tim Minchin, in his beat poem, Storm.

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