Hello Ken ... Quote: "Cities pull in huge amounts of resources including water, food, timber, metals and people. They export large amounts of wastes including...
Hello Ken On 30/06/05, you wrote many things which led me to wonder what criteria we could agree on by which we could establish in what respect we are richer...
Hello Benedict ... It seems desire is our only ruler except that we find something within by which we start to rule our desire, beginning with observation of...
Hello Dr. ... As kids playing cowboys and indians we stopped the game frequently to agree on new rules - it's all there. The big difference between competition...
Hello Larry. ... You can have valid argument resting on questionable premises, or more likely unquestioned premises for we each carry about a description of...
... Does anyone really fear the unknown? People are constantly seeking out new and untried experiences and things. Regards, Ben...
Benedict Stephenson
amiga1@...
Jul 1, 2005 9:32 am
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Hello Benedict ... I'm reminded of a time when in my twenties I was asked, as part of an application, to what extent I was subject to fear. How little I...
... That mankind has caused many extinctions over very long periods of time is surely well established. It is beyond reasonable doubt that Maoris caused the...
... You missed my point. If China and India (poor countries) are getting richer faster than rich countries, then the gap between rich and poor (on average) is...
... It is possible to be "mobile" from a poor country to a rich country. Singapore has gone from being a very poor country to one of the richest. China and...
... I specified GDP per head, to measure the richness of nations. It is harder to measure individual wealth, but I assumed it is measured by income - in the...
... Well, of course it is. But nevertheless, the Australian government is doing what it is doing. I've lived long enough to see that people don't always choose...
... My point was, that progress is achieved by a combination of progress and competition. If you don't think competition exists in science, you don't know much...
Hello. I purchased an external USB header backplate and just tried plugging it in, it has a yellow socket to plug onto the pins of the J9A1 header, check your...
... There most certainly *is* something special about science and indictive reasoning in general. But, unless you have faith in it, you won't practice it. ... ...
<hypex@...> wrote at Fri, 01 Jul 2005 18:55:25 +1100 ... afaik the two pins are just reversed. check if you can switch the hole and the keyed plug at...
Hello Noel, ... Also, rich and poor are not just economic concepts. A richer life is one with more understanding and wisdom as well as the means for basic ...
... Yes, there are multiple 'standards'. I believe there is the relevant info (pin outs) on Ole's site. Probably on amigaworld, too. Since there are powered...
Benedict Stephenson
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Jul 1, 2005 6:39 pm
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Hello Noel, You have a rich concept of rich indeed. Nicely articulated. ... The diminishing of variety is very troublesome. The rise of a disease or pest...
Hello Noel, ... Questionable premises do not make a valid argument. Science as I noted is a process that should question all parts of the argument and in my...
Hello Brendan, ... I deliberately used sharks for two reasons: one, to disturb traditional metaphors, and two, the answer addressed economics and current...
Hello Noel, ... Science is driven by curiosity and those who do it best are internally and eternally curious about reality, or what appears to be real. The ...
... So what would be the truth value of the statement "all truth is ideological; there is no such thing as absolute truth"? ;) Postmodernism is, like every...
Benedict Stephenson
amiga1@...
Jul 1, 2005 6:54 pm
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Hello Damien, ... Having built several computers, including AmigaOnes, I have found that usb motherboard connectors vary greatly. Ideally, the manufacturer ...
Hello Noel, ... What I found fascinating, other than dialogues such as this, is that those with the most fear often react aggressively. The reaction appears a...
... Well, I wouldn't say that postmodernism is crap. The most important thing is that we shouldn't be so sure that we /know/ the truth. It is /possible/ (for...
Benedict Stephenson
amiga1@...
Jul 1, 2005 7:03 pm
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... I think the point was something like: Valid argument forms, with false premises, may well have false premises. Valid arguments with true premises must have...
Benedict Stephenson
amiga1@...
Jul 1, 2005 7:13 pm
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Hello Ken, ... Shot down is an interesting metaphor. I would expect your premises and arguments to be subject to analysis. Moreover, I would expect a clash...
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