[MD] Science and the MOQ

Platt Holden pholden at davtv.com
Tue Apr 8 08:11:05 PDT 2008


> To whom it may concern,
> 
> This is what I refer to as "there's a hole in my metaphysics".
> Every metaphysics has one - a starting point, something at least
> ineffable at it's boundary / foundation / core.
> 
> "Assumption" is a loaded pejorative word in rhetorical exchanges, and
> Platt is good at those ;-) But for those discussing the recent edition
> of in our time - interesting to note that even Newton's famous "laws"
> are strictly axioms stated without evidence or proof of any kind.
> 
> Galilleo the builder without foundations, etc. Kepler too. A lot of
> this is quoted behind Nick Maxwell's drive to get even science to
> recognise that its foundations are much more flimsy than its
> empricist, objectivist obsession would suggest.
> 
> Ian

Flimsy indeed. Well said. 

Platt
 



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