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Re: Petry really really really sucks -- really!
Posted:
Jan 7, 2013 3:48 PM
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On Monday, January 7, 2013 6:49:29 AM UTC-8, Robin wrote:
> On 07/01/2013 13:50, david petry ranted:
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> > The notion of falsifiability, which is the cornerstone of science,
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> > can be formalized in such a way that it can be made the cornerstone
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> > of mathematics, and it is eminently reasonable to do so; if we don't
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> > accept falsifiability as part of the underlying logic of our
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> Falsifiability, in the guise of reductio ad absurdum
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> *is* a principle of mathematics.
When in doubt, use Wikipedia.
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> in ZFC has been found, we can continue to work within it
Certainly you can continue to play the game of ZFC.
> > then our mathematics is deficient as a language for
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> It is not the purpose of mathematics to be a "logic for science".
Really? Give me a clue here. What *serious* purpose does mathematics have other than to serve as a formalization of our understanding of quantitative reasoning.
> > ZFC is crackpot mathematics.
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> Please provide a contradiction in ZFC, or else hold your peace.
Platonism is not a universally accepted principle.
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