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   Message 54,269 of 54,659   
   Dale to All   
   Re: "scientific" philosophy?   
   28 Aug 13 23:35:50   
   
   XPost: alt.usenet.kooks, sci.med.psychobiology, alt.psychoactives   
   XPost: bionet.neuroscience   
   From: invalid@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 08/28/2013 08:42 PM, % wrote:   
   > Dale wrote:   
   >> On 08/28/2013 08:19 PM, % wrote:   
   >>> Dale wrote:   
   >>>> the word science comes from the Latin, scientia, "knowing"   
   >>>>   
   >>>> the "scientific" process does not lead to "knowing", it leads to   
   >>>> better guesses   
   >>>>   
   >>>> the "scientific" process is as follows:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> 1) hypothesis (any conjecture including theology, etc.)   
   >>>>   
   >>>> 2) theory is a testable hypothesis, not necessarily now or when ,   
   >>>> just testable   
   >>>>   
   >>>> 3) a founded theory is one who has observational or experimental   
   >>>> findings   
   >>>> NO WHERE does the idea of truth or "knowing" come into play   
   >>>>   
   >>>> applies equally to theology   
   >>>>   
   >>>> another reason I am a solipsist   
   >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemological_solipsism   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I think the "scientific" community should stop using the words   
   >>>> "science" and "scientific process" and replace it with "PROCESS OF   
   >>>> INQUIRY", because they are misusing the root word "scientia"   
   >>>>   
   >>>> the best thing going, just over stated, and not stated properly   
   >>>> according to the process   
   >>>>   
   >>>> anyone ought to be introduced to "scientific" philosophy before ANY   
   >>>> "science"   
   >>>   
   >>> update thunderbird   
   >>   
   >> why?   
   >   
   > you'll look more intelligent   
      
   I'll wait until my OS distribution updates its repository   
      
   that is more intelligent than relying on various sources for   
   dependencies, etc.   
      
   --   
   Dale   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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