On 5/11/06, Richard Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Nick said: > Not until you prove that in every part of the universe, mathematics > operations exactly as it does here. But mathematics isn't a property of the state or "laws" of the universe. It isn't physics, but is more akin to logic itself. You might as well say that I haven't demonstrated that logic works in the same way at all times and places.
Indeed, I might well have said that in support of this. There is nothing controversial or questionable about the fact that one cannot universally disprove the existence of something. In other words, there are a whole bunch of logicians behind me on this. I invite you to search the net on the subject. There are many explanations of why it is a logical fallacy to imagine that you can absolutely prove the universal non-existence of a thing. Nick (offspring of a philosophy prof) -- Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages: 408-904-7198 _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
