On Sep 13, 9:38 pm, meekerdb <meeke...@verizon.net> wrote: > On 9/13/2011 4:07 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: > > >> The rules are at bottom the laws of physics. > > That doesn't mean anything. The laws of physics are the rules. That's > > why I say it's circular reasoning. I ask you what is a rule, and you > > say it's at the bottom of laws, but laws are just another word for > > rule. There is no bottom, because there's nothing there. It's an > > intellectual construct. > > Of course it's an intellectual construct, but it has predictive power.
I agree. Deferent and epicycle have predictive power too. It doesn't mean they can't be understood in a greater context with more explanatory if not predictive power. Craig -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
