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Re: David Deutsch at TED 2009

Bruno Marchal — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:29:17 GMT

... I think some certain truth are accessible, like truth on the type "I have a headache". When conscious, we know or own consciousness (despite we can doubt

Re: David Deutsch at TED 2009

Elliot Temple — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:06:11 GMT

... That's right. It's conjectural, tentative knowledge, not certain truth. Certain truth is inaccessible. ... we don't know future knowledge. we do know that

Re: David Deutsch at TED 2009

Jorge Castro — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:09:19 GMT

2009/11/5 Bill Taylor ... I will try to suggest what the difference might be. All agree that the mainstream quantum mechanical

Re: David Deutsch at TED 2009

Elliot Temple — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:30:43 GMT

... Instrumentalism, or not. For comments on instrumentalism, see _The Fabric Of Reality_ -- Elliot Temple http://curi.us/

Re: Richard Dawkins and the politicalization of science

Bruno Marchal — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:49:09 GMT

... Hmm... I tend to be skeptical in both a Creator and a Creation. But I am just agnostic. Yet, I do follow Plato in the belief in Truth. I think we can only

Re: David Deutsch at TED 2009

Bill Taylor — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:49:01 GMT

... Can someone explain to us please, what is the difference between these two? -- Wondering William Taylor

Re: Richard Dawkins and the politicalization of science

Kim Jones — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:45:35 GMT

... Dawkins has conceded that there might be a god. His best take on that is that if it turns out there is a god, then that at least makes the question

Re: David Deutsch at TED 2009

Charles Goodwin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:44:56 GMT

... [mailto:Fabric-of-Reality@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan ... That's very different from what the other person posted! That's a far less contentious

Re: David Deutsch at TED 2009

Elliot Temple — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:03:22 GMT

... Yes. ... Not sure what you mean. The empirical "measure" of the truthfulness of a statement is whether we know a way it is contradicted by some empirical

Re: David Deutsch at TED 2009

Alan — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:00:48 GMT

... The full quote: "That the truth consists of hard to vary explanations is the most important fact about the physical world." ... Some problems: The talk did

Re: David Deutsch at TED 2009

Elliot Temple — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:11:02 GMT

... No, Feynman is largely a Popperian in his attitudes, and seeks explanations. He's no instrumentalist. If I were asked to name any scientist who would be

Re: David Deutsch at TED 2009

Jeffrey S. Owens — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:05:39 GMT

... I think David may agree with me, somewhat at least, that while humans never arrive at "the" truth, we are always progressing toward deeper understanding

Re: David Deutsch at TED 2009

Jorge Castro — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:01:10 GMT

2009/10/27 Alan Forrester ... I quote from David's presentation: "Truth ... is the most important fact about the physical world"

Re: Richard Dawkins and the politicalization of science

Jorge Castro — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:58:48 GMT

2009/10/13 Bruno Marchal ... Hi I think I got your point that "you don't believe in the God which Dawkins disbelieves in". But, having

Re: Multiplying universes: How many is the multiverse?

Alan Forrester — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:17:39 GMT

... It is true as a matter of fact that when one system interacts with another the interaction usually changes both systems. If one of the systems happens to