Re: [sl4] Alan Turing's results are profound

From: Mu In Taiwan (mu.in.taiwan@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Oct 14 2009 - 16:38:40 MDT


"Strictly speaking, it implies only that the conclusions are invalid,
which is a separate concept from wrong."
Of course - I stand corrected. However, I don't think we should encourage
the cheesy moon approach as a way of reaching conclusions.

On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 11:04 PM, Pavitra <celestialcognition@gmail.com>wrote:

> Mu In Taiwan wrote:
> > If your axioms or reasoning are wrong,
> > your conclusions are wrong and should be discarded.
>
> Strictly speaking, it implies only that the conclusions are invalid,
> which is a separate concept from wrong. It's possible to reach true
> conclusions from flawed reasoning. I know this because the moon is made
> of green cheese.
>
>



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