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To: Taliesan

> First, you said no knowledge is possible without experimentation

Let's jsut check on that:

You said: You think the only valid knowledge is what is produced by experimentation.
I replied: Anything else is unsubstantiated guesswork.

The position holds, and so far without valid counter by yourself.

> "it is bad to steal" and "I should keep my promises".

While *generally* good ideas, those are not "facts." A "fact" in the case of the former would be "If I were to steal, the consequences could be X."

> you're simply defining knowledge as you go, in a logical circle

Incorrect. Knowledge is simply "known fact."


90 posted on 12/20/2004 12:14:38 PM PST by orionblamblam
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To: orionblamblam
Knowledge is simply "known fact."

This is a tautology!

This is all over your head. Regards.

92 posted on 12/20/2004 12:20:25 PM PST by Taliesan (The power of the State to do good is the power of the State to do evil.)
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