On Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 5:41:49 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > > On 11 Dec 2018, at 12:11, Philip Thrift <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > > Nothing is "confirmed" and "made precise". > > (Derrida, Rorty, …) > > > That would make Derrida and Rorty into obscurantism. Confirmation does not > make an idea true, but it is better than nothing, once we postulate some > reality. > > Some “philosophies” prevents the scientific attitude, like some > “religions” do, although only when they are used for that purpose. Some > philosophies vindicate their lack of rigour into a principle. That leads > to relativisme, and obscurantism. It looks nice as anyone can defend any > idea, but eventually it hurts in front of the truth. > > Bruno > > > Have you read some of the Opinions* or watched some of the (youtube) lectures of Rutgers math professor Doron Zeilberger?
I've been following him like forever. * e.g. - *Mathematics is so useful because physical scientists and engineers have the good sense to largely ignore the "religious" fanaticism of professional mathematicians, and their insistence on so-called rigor, that in many cases is misplaced and hypocritical, since it is based on "axioms" that are completely fictional, i.e. those that involve the so-called infinity.* - - pt -- 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.
