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To: donh
You'll forgive me if I don't have the whole of scientific history at my fingertips. Molecular structure is mathematical, as to specific credit, I believe that has been lost in the tide.

You are still arguing utility. That is fine as far as it goes, but I suspect we are at cross-purposes at this point.

478 posted on 11/27/2005 2:46:02 PM PST by AmishDude (Your corporate slogan could be here! FReepmail me for my confiscatory rates.)
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To: AmishDude
You'll forgive me if I don't have the whole of scientific history at my fingertips.

You had enough to identify Fleming's breakthru as specificially biological, rather than mathematical.

Molecular structure is mathematical,

I don't think this statement means much of anything concrete. Do you mean to decline Fleming his credit because some aspects of molecular structure are mathematically tractable?

as to specific credit, I believe that has been lost in the tide.

I think it's pretty clear to most people who should get the lion's share of credit for the breakthroughs of Fleming, Pauling, and Pasteur.

You are still arguing utility. That is fine as far as it goes,

Well, I suppose you will never fail, if you never test. I could equally assume tree sprites are the basis of "higher thinking", if I never have to actually test my thesis where the rubber hits the road.

but I suspect we are at cross-purposes at this point.

We were at cross-purposes from the very beginning, when you launched on the doubtful, but, somewhat original and entertaining tactic of denegrated evolutionary theory by mass-insulting non-mathematicians in the sciences.

488 posted on 11/27/2005 3:03:41 PM PST by donh
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