Re: What's wrong with this? (a side question)

2010-09-03 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 02 Sep 2010, at 19:23, Evgenii Rudnyi wrote: on 02.09.2010 17:57 Bruno Marchal said the following: ... Science is only collection of theories, and statements derive in those theories, and intepretation rules, and confirmation modus operandi. Only layman and engineers have to hope that

Re: What's wrong with this? (a side question)

2010-09-03 Thread Evgenii Rudnyi
on 03.09.2010 10:10 Bruno Marchal said the following: On 02 Sep 2010, at 19:23, Evgenii Rudnyi wrote: on 02.09.2010 17:57 Bruno Marchal said the following: ... Science is only collection of theories, and statements derive in those theories, and intepretation rules, and confirmation modus

Re: What's wrong with this? (a side question)

2010-09-03 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 03 Sep 2010, at 15:55, Evgenii Rudnyi wrote: on 03.09.2010 10:10 Bruno Marchal said the following: On 02 Sep 2010, at 19:23, Evgenii Rudnyi wrote: on 02.09.2010 17:57 Bruno Marchal said the following: ... Science is only collection of theories, and statements derive in those theories,

Re: What's wrong with this?

2010-09-03 Thread Rex Allen
On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 12:46 AM, Brent Meeker meeke...@dslextreme.com wrote: Scientifically I think there are possible data that would count as evidence against physicalism. For example, if persons reporting out-of-body experiences could actually gain knowledge not otherwise available via

Re: What's wrong with this?

2010-09-03 Thread Evgenii Rudnyi
on 03.09.2010 06:46 Brent Meeker said the following: On 9/2/2010 1:32 AM, Rex Allen wrote: On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 1:51 AM, Quentin Anciauxallco...@gmail.com wrote: ... Of course it is *logically* possible that any new data could be consistent with physicalism - but then logical