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To: Fester Chugabrew

Mathematically-abstract concepts can have concrete examples (pi, for instance). It is these that find use in science. Mathematically-abstract concepts that have no real-world counterpart (infinity, for example) are useless when it comes to scientific research.

278 posted on 03/15/2004 9:15:22 AM PST by Junior (No animals were harmed in the making of this post)

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To: Junior

So, would you say that any "scientific" study of consciousness would be impossible?

279 posted on 03/15/2004 9:18:00 AM PST by Fester Chugabrew

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