> Andrew Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > From: Deborah Harrell
<snippage>
> > <serious> But, as others have said, there really
> is a
> > terror of the Unknown, and of uncertainty, that
> drives
> > the desperate need to proclaim that they have a
> handle
> > on the Absolute Truth. There was an interesting
> > discussion on 'why we believe' a ways back -- I
> think
> > Nick hit on most of the reasons for those of us
> > faithful who acknowledge that we don't have
> scientific
> > proof. And I'll let Dan refer you to his
> > discussion(s) of QM and unprovable science etc.
> :)
> I think was unsubbed for part of that debate.
>
> Did we conclusively establish that there are things
> that are not provable,
> Or did we prove that everything is ultimately
> provable, if perhaps not quite yet?
I think that everyone agreed that there are things we
cannot prove now, although they are, to the best of
our current knowledge, correct. But there may have
been disagreement about whether or not everything is
ultimately understandable/provable by the human mind.
Debbi
Infinity Is Not Merely A Combustion Engine Maru ;)
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