>>> >>> > >> I can't prove there is not a teapot in orbit around the planet Uranus >>> either, but there's no reason to think there is one and there are >>> plenty of reasons to suspect there is not. >>> >> >> *> This is exactly the difference between a reasonable assumption and >> proof.* >> > > . And if it "*is basically unprovable by definition*" so you can't prove > or disprove it then it's silly and is an idea so bad it's not even wrong. > >
Then by your definition your idea that 'there is not a teapot in orbit around the planet Uranus' is 'an idea so bad it's not even wrong' and by definition you are circulating ' 'so bad' ideas, including probably the entirety of all your statements since virtually none of them are provable. QED. The rest of us live in a world of reasonable assumptions including the OED which is mostly reliable in how to built semantic webs of meaning and not at all concerning the ultimate truth of anything. -- 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/CAHWbU%3Dab_VC0_XeKqYAGCHshBc38WbE8xoWCPvgKuJ5RbyYJ%3Dg%40mail.gmail.com.
