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   lorz to David Mitchell   
   Re: WHY I INVESTIGATE OBE   
   15 Feb 05 15:36:55   
   
   From: lorz@bellsouth.net   
      
   David Mitchell wrote:   
   > On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 12:18:03 -0500, lorz wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >>David Mitchell wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 16:35:33 -0500, lorz wrote:   
   >>   
   >>OPMMV?   
   >   
   >   
   > Other People's Mileage May Vary.  (Normally YMMV)   
   >   
   >   
   >>>More to the point, at some time it will - a claim that a more "subjective"   
   >>>approach will never be able to make with any authority.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >>At same time it will --  for that time being maybe?   
   >   
   >   
   > Well, no, because it's not that kind of knowledge.  It's not amenable to   
   > either verification or correction.   
      
   That was meant to say "At some time it will -- for the time being maybe?"   
      
   I was repeating you in regard to science. I meant science will for the   
   time being. It will or might be subject to change with future findings.   
      
      
   >   
   >   
   >>In science we often   
   >>see theories and such updated, so to speak.   
   >   
   >   
   > Oh, that's the best bit about the scientific method, it constantly   
   > approaches the truth.   
   >   
   >   
   >>I agree subjectiveness won't ever be the authority *but* it may help to   
   >>understand and perhaps eliminate possibilities. I'm just saying it's a   
   >>useful tool as well.   
   >   
   >   
   > MMV   
   >   
      
   Mileage will vary again? Hmmmmf.   
      
   Does that mean it isn't useful at all, in your opinion?   
      
      
   > :-)   
      
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