Steve: 1) This is EXACTLY where reverse reductio ad absurdum logic enters the picture.Most (all?) persistent conflicts reduced to some absurd and apparently irresolvable argument. ...2) simply drill down into EXACTLY what they think
Steve, Statement 1 is almost ridiculous. How many conflicts did logic ever resolve? Even Descartes had contempt for logic. Science is full of conflicts. Evolution happened by a) natural selection b) Lamarckism c)... Intelligence is a matter of a) genes b) nurture c) practice. Cancer is due to etc. etc. Use logic to resolve any of science's conflicts... Puh-lease. Statement 2 though has promise... ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: http://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=106510220-47b225 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
