To: r9etb; betty boop
At best, Laplace's statement boils down to a statement of perfect measurement of an immense number of initial conditions; coupled with zero-error numerical prediction methods -- neither of which are attainable in the real world. Or, as I posted just a moment ago, he was describing God's, not man's, perspective.
To: ModelBreaker; r9etb
[Laplace] was describing God's, not man's, perspective. Indeed ModelBreaker. Then he asserts that, as a scientist, he has "no need of the 'God' hypothesis"....
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11/15/2006 10:12:04 AM PST by
betty boop
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