> [Platt] > Whether a germ knows there's an independent reality or not is debatable > since we don't know what it's like to be a germ. That a germ knows that > it's better for it to be in one place rather than another can be assumed > by its behavior. > Similarly with an electron. > > [Krimel] > If we don't know what a germ knows maybe we ought to just talk about what > it does rather than making ass-u-me-tions about what it knows. > Similarly with electrons.
[Platt] Every form of knowledge rests on assumptions. [Krimel} This places a heavy burden on assumptions. So much so that I think the burden of justifying the making of them rests on those urging the assumption. In these situations what justifies your assumption? What does it offer us? Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
