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To: Sir Francis Dashwood

"It was a theory Pythagoras proved..."

It's not a scientific theory, it's a mathematical theorem. It can only be proved because the premises are axiomatic.


915 posted on 11/17/2005 6:11:03 PM PST by CarolinaGuitarman ("There is a grandeur in this view of life...")
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To: CarolinaGuitarman
It's not a scientific theory, it's a mathematical theorem. It can only be proved because the premises are axiomatic.

It was not axiomatic before Pythagoras...

917 posted on 11/17/2005 6:15:48 PM PST by Sir Francis Dashwood (LET'S ROLL!)
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To: CarolinaGuitarman
A confused poster wrote:

So, mathematics is not science in your enlightened world view?

Indeed, Math and science are distinct fields of study, the former based on deductive logic, the latter on empirical observation.

Geometry is not science?

Once again, he stumbles upon the truth. Amazing, just amazing.

919 posted on 11/17/2005 6:18:29 PM PST by longshadow
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