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Subject: Re: Upon scientific truth - the nature of information

Author: Ralf Elvsén

Date: 14:22:15 07/15/00

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On July 15, 2000 at 16:31:43, Dann Corbit wrote:


>
>At this stage, the hypothesis has not yet gained theorem status.  That does not
>mean the hypothesis is incorrect.  Only that it has not been adequately
>demonstrated.
>

Why use words like "hypothesis" and "theorem" ? This is not a scientific
issue like e.g. "Can Einstein's theory of relativity explain all
gravitational phenomena?" or "Can mutations and natural selection
explain the occurence of new species?" . It's just an imprecise
question which should be handled in a more relaxed way. There will
never be a theorem, just a more or less common and wellfounded opinion.

CCC is not a scientific forum and we should be careful to
demand scientific rigor here. Relax :)

Ralf



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