On 12/11/2018 3:58 AM, Philip Thrift wrote:
On Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 5:41:49 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote:On 11 Dec 2018, at 12:11, Philip Thrift <cloud...@gmail.com <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. BrunoHave 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.*
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