[MD] A fly in the MOQ ointment

[plattholden at gmail.com]

On 25 Feb 2010 at 5:23, X Acto wrote:

> Let me pre-empt Platt, in that science is belief as religion is belief, not so.
> Science has come to be dominated by the belief "that the principles of mathematics 
> are the principles of all things." Scientific method is Pragmatic method.
> Thats what makes it dynamic.

Ron, I'm sure you know about Godel's Incompleteness Theorem which 
shows mathematics cannot prove its validity. So if you're right about the 
dominate belief of science being a tight connection between math and 
all things, it appears there's a leap of faith involved similar to that of 
religion. As for usefulness being the standard of truth as pragmatism 
demands, I suggest the usefulness of religion has been demonstrated in 
enhancing survival by cementing group cohesion.

Platt