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To: unlearner
We base real-world decisions on the reliability of a loose correspondence between mathematical theories and the real world. That is a "leap of faith".

No. The mathematical theories are judged on their usefulness; faith generally is not; unless you are claiming that faith should be judged by its utility.

121 posted on 07/08/2005 7:39:43 PM PDT by Doctor Stochastic (Vegetabilisch = chaotisch is der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
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To: Doctor Stochastic

"The mathematical theories are judged on their usefulness; faith generally is not; unless you are claiming that faith should be judged by its utility."

That is all I am asking. Judge faith by its utility.


124 posted on 07/08/2005 9:41:33 PM PDT by unlearner
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