While we wait for Doug...
The problem with induction is that the only good evidence for it is that
several times in the past we have used the inductive method and it has worked.
If you really gathered all the evidence, you would see such a strong trend that
the logical conclusion would seem
Thanks,
I liked this other one too.
http://www.naute.com/jokes/atheist.phtml
On 3/24/12, Robert J. Cordingley rob...@cirrillian.com wrote:
Then there's the story of the Scottish atheist fishing in Lock Ness when
suddenly his boat was tossed in the air. The fisherman gazed in fright
at the
I'll be happy, perhaps even thrilled to share my thoughts on induction,
Nick. First, however, we need to narrow the question down to be a bit more
specific. The word *induction* has many applications and connotations.
Here are a few:
In *biology and chemistry*:
- Inductive effect
Robert,
I think that's the best I've ever seen.
Thanks,
Nick
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From: friam-boun...@redfish.com [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf
Of Sarbajit Roy
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2012 7:14 AM
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
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While we're waiting for Nick, I'll go ahead and share one of my favorite
examples of forced induction:
http://www.coolthings.com/hot-rod-hauler/
--Doug
On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 9:25 AM, Douglas Roberts d...@parrot-farm.netwrote:
BTW, I'm especially partial to* forced induction*, so I'm hoping
I feel that I am being drawn in to an enemy encampment, but:
Developing a proof would be far better than choosing to rely on inference,
if the goal is to develop a larger-scale understanding of a system.
Take dark energy as an example. Its presence is inferred from having
observed that the rate
Nick,
I sent this response at 9.39. did you not get it. I think the
server
throws away one in five of my messages, just for fun.
FWIW, I also didn't get it then. Do you know Auden's Domesday
Song? It begins,
Jumbled in the common box
Of their dumb mortality,
Orchid, swan, and
