On Friday, November 15, 2019 at 1:34:40 AM UTC-7, Philip Thrift wrote: > > > > On Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 6:20:07 PM UTC-6, Alan Grayson wrote: >> >> >> >> On Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 5:09:15 PM UTC-7, Brent wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> On 11/14/2019 3:56 PM, Alan Grayson wrote: >>> >>> >>> It's not as accurate because it's not as "true". If the Earth had >> approximately the same mass as the Sun, the most accurate model would be >> different. But that's not the reality. It's because the Sun is so much more >> massive than the Earth, that we use the Sun centered model. All models are >> not equal; some are truer than others. That was my point. AG >> > > Did you ever read philosophy, I mean technically, even like SEP articles > on things like truth? > > https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/truth/ > > I don't mean having taking formal courses in philosophy, but read > something of a technical nature [ e.g. > https://plato.stanford.edu/index.html ] on the subject. > > > Are you formulating your own theory of truth? > > Some might call that BS, just winging it on their own. > > (I cite articles written by well-known philosophers. Who do you cite?) > > @philipthrift >
Those seeking a Theory of Everything implicitly believe in the possiblity that our models are progressing towards a description of the external world. That's all I am saying. But I see getting lost in technical jargon about "truth" obscures this basic pov of most seeking it. AG > >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/c5c016aa-44f1-4b72-ac1c-324954eafa70%40googlegroups.com.
