To: betty boop; King Prout; hosepipe
Thank y'all so much for this fascinating discussion!
The actual reality of an object that we'd like to test is independent of its testability or untestability. It is what it is regardless. We could try to test it, find we haven't got the means to do so, and still the object would be there.
So very true!
I'd also assert that, as a result of a test, we may conclude a thing is real only to discover by a subsequent test that it was merely an illusion.
To: Alamo-Girl; King Prout; marron; hosepipe
I'd also assert that, as a result of a test, we may conclude a thing is real only to discover by a subsequent test that it was merely an illusion. Agreed, dear Alamo-Girl! I suppose this sort of thing can occur, depending on what other "undisclosed premises"/personal baggage got loaded into the first inquiry, right up-front.
Thanks so much for your excellent observation!
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04/12/2006 1:39:02 PM PDT by
betty boop
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