Author: Ulrich Tuerke
Date: 14:43:25 01/11/01
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> >Bad science. We benefit because we hide what we learn? I don't believe one >sub-atomic particle of that. IMO, it isn't science, what we are doing. I wouldn't denote Chris' little tricks to save some nodes as scientific methods ? I doubt that he himself would. It's just a game, we are playing. What would be a poker game if everybody knew the cards of the others ? But on the other hand, the border between "game" and science is not clear. There is the ICCA journal with scientific publications about computer chess. I don't know. At least what I am doing is certainly far away from science. Uli > >Whoever says this is shouting a big lie. If we should shout it loud enough and >long enough people will believe it. But that won't make it true. > >Mankind benefits from the sharing of truth. Whether this truth is mathematical >or philosophical or metaphysical or whatever. Hiding the truth is *ALWAYS* so >that we can benefit _ourselves_ rather than others. Isn't this completely >obvious? We can justify it any way that we like. > >Now, I also understand economic reality. If you share what you know in computer >chess, other people will try it. If you have a competitive edge and you >describe how you got that edge, you just lost your edge. That is too bad, and >that is what drives the secrecy. The sort of ideal world I envision is entirely >impractical, and I am aware of that. It does not stop me from lamenting, >however.
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