May 20th, 2003, 01:31 AM
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Re: "Real" ringworlds
Narf:
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and fyron said that ancient religious figures where making statements that couldn't be proven. that guy seemed sure they could.
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No, I said they were making guesses about the nature of reality based off of a distinct lack of information. They knew nothing of the actual mechanics of reality, and so their hypotheses were inherently flawed.
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and, fyron, if moses was shown all of god's works, he knew about things that make quantum physics small.
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That is about as circular as reasoning can get. You can not use something to prove itself.
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not seen is not the same as not percieved.
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What was the point of saying that? It is irrelevant to the preceding quote. The meaning of the quote and the post following it is exactly the same. The semantics do not invalidate his point.
[ May 20, 2003, 00:34: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ] |
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