On Thu, Jul 6, 2023 at 7:54 PM James Bowery <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 6, 2023 at 1:09 AM Rob Freeman <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> I just always believed the goal of compression was wrong.
>
> You're really confused.

I'm confused? Maybe. But I have examples. You don't address my
examples. You just enumerate a list of definitions.

Argument by definition is a common technique. Almost universal in
online forums. I tend to think all truth has a subjective aspect. So
definitions are intrinsically qualifiable. It's possible to argue
indefinitely about them, anyway.

And, a higher bar, your definitions extend to defining science. That
reveals an even deeper insecurity.

I recall Kuhn observed that people only argue about what principles
should underlie science at times of paradigm tension, when things are
not working properly. If things are useful, no-one worries about
principles. When things are working "science" remains just a body of
practice. Which like all bodies of practice retains contradictions and
inconsistencies. So your need to define principles of science is
indicative to me that your body of practice may be showing holes.

The hole in this case is probably that you have no argument to my
examples, other than definitions.

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