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   "EarlCox"  wrote   
   > Bill,   
      
   > I must have missed Bruno's input to this question. But he has, as   
   > always, something sensible to say. In this case I agree with him. I am   
   > not proposing that fuzzy logic is a solution to all kinds of problems   
   > -- only that the comments in this thread have not focused on what   
   > fuzzy logic actually means and what fizzy logic actually does and how   
   > it actually works.   
      
   Maybe because nobody actually knows.   
      
      
      
      
      
      
   >   
   > Anyone who is attacking real world problems must have a wide spectrum of   
   > tools. Consultants and researchers who attempt to fit every problem into   
   a   
   > specific methodological class are setting themselves up for continual   
   > disappointment. But it is also important to actually understand the   
   > underlying mechanics, ontology, epistemology, and philosophy behind your   
   > tools so that you can select the right tool for each problem. My   
   complaint   
   > is simply that there is a massive and deep misunderstanding of what fuzzy   
   > logic is all about and how it works. This has kept it from being applied   
   in   
   > areas where it can yield dramatic results.   
   >   
   > Enuf said.   
   > Earl   
   >   
   > "William Siler"  wrote in message   
   > news:49b9df3d.0404182011.7337a053@posting.google.com...   
   >> "Bruno Di Stefano, P.Eng. (@ Nuptek Systems Ltd.)"   
   >  wrote in message   
   > news:<40808D7F.5020504@sympatico.ca>...   
   >>   
   >> > The best approach to problem solving is to have a wide toolbox, with   
   >> > as many tools as possible, at least IMHO   
   >> >   
   >> Amen, brother! Also in my (not so humble, after 65 years of problem   
   >> solving) opinion.   
   >>   
   >> William Siler   
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