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To: AndrewC
There is no explanation for this under RMNS. Do you have one?

Not having an explanation is a rather common phenomenon in science. It is only a problem if you assume everything can be deduced from first principles. Otherwise it is merely a new challenge.

28 posted on 06/04/2004 9:13:55 AM PDT by js1138 (In a minute there is time, for decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse. J Forbes Kerry)
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To: js1138
Not having an explanation is a rather common phenomenon in science

Yes, it is a death knell for a theory with the inability to do the explaining.

29 posted on 06/04/2004 9:18:53 AM PDT by AndrewC (I am a Bertrand Russell agnostic, even an atheist.</sarcasm>)
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To: js1138
It is only a problem if you assume everything can be deduced from first principles.

No, it is a problem when it is not consistent with first principles.

31 posted on 06/04/2004 9:26:24 AM PDT by AndrewC (I am a Bertrand Russell agnostic, even an atheist.</sarcasm>)
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To: js1138

Give it up! In "Stump the Dummies," the first time you don't know the answer, you lose.


32 posted on 06/04/2004 9:33:16 AM PDT by VadeRetro
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