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2ice_baked_taters Member (Idle past 5873 days) Posts: 566 From: Boulder Junction WI. Joined: |
# Yesterday, I bumped into Betty Crowe. She was wearing black shoes. # Two weeks ago, I was introduced to John Crowe. I happened to notice that he was wearing black shoes. # Bob Crowe was one of my high school friends. As I recall, he wore black shoes. All the Crowes I have observed have been wearing black shoes. Therefore all Crowes are wearing black shoes. The above is an example of the "reasoning" principle known as inductive logic. It is absurd. Nobody would jump to the conclusion that all Crowes are wearing black shoes. There is nothing logical about so-called inductive logic. Why do people still cling to the myth that science uses induction? Why is there an appearance that induction seems to work, and why are people misled by this appearance? The answer to this is something I have mentioned in other posts.People forget that science is concieved by a fallible source that repeats its mistakes and has through out history in both science and religion.. That is a FACT. I can say with confidence it is a human constant. People use induction....science doesn't. Science does not have the capacity to "use" anything. Remember remember remember and do not forget....we are the lynchpin and the world is not flat.  This message has been edited by 2ice_baked_taters, 02-24-2006 01:27 AM
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