Uh, does there have to be a reason? I'm interested just because I am -- a portion of trying to understand as much about the Universe we inhabit as is possible.
To put it another way: Why are you interested in the details of the definition or use of induction? I found that discussion massively uninteresting and irrelevant to the actual practice of science. There are many variants of philistinism, and of engagement. Bruce On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 2:55 PM, Nicholas Thompson <nickthomp...@earthlink.net> wrote: > I go back to the original question I asked Owen. Why are these fantasies > INTERESTING?. Now, quickly, I have to admit, they don’t capture my > imagination that well. But I also have to admit that I firmly believe that > NOBODY is interested in anything for nothing. IE, wherever there is an > interest in something, there is a cognitive quandary, a seam in our thinking > that needs to be respected. So I assume that there IS a reason these > fantasies are interesting [to others] and that that REASON is interesting. > The reason is always more pragmantic and immediate than our fighting off > being absorbed into a black hole. Speaking of which: Weren’t the > Kardashians some race on some planet on StarTrek. What color where THEIR > noses? And how did the writers of StarTrek know they were coming > > > > Nick ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
