On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 12:01 PM, Bruno Marchal <[email protected]> wrote:
> > The meaning of words in the natural language is defined by usage, Yes. > > > not in science, Not so. Scientific language like any language changes over time. Today the meaning of the word "vacuum" isn't the same as it was a century ago and the same is true of "nothing". Even the word "scientist" was only invented in 1835, before that they were called "Natural Philosophers" which I think was rather charming. > > > I have made clear at the start that I use "theology" in a large sense Too large, much too large! You use it in such a large sense that the word becomes utterly useless. You've in effect exchanged the word "God" for "stuff" because you know nobody can say "I don't believe in stuff". John K Clark -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
