Re: [gang8] Re: Occam's Razor

["Gunnar Tomasson" <gunnar.tomasson@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill:

Paul cited Hilbert - and I cited him back.

I don't see what Goedel has to do with the points at issue.

Please explain.

Gunnar



----- Original Message -----
From: "William B. Ryan" <william_b_ryan@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "pdavidso" <pdavidso@xxxxxxx>; <pkt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <gunnar.tomasson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: [gang8] Re: Occam's Razor


> But Gunnar, Hilbert was followed by Kurt Goedel.  Have you not heard of
Kurt Goedel?
>
> As to Occam's Razor, it is a method.  You go with the simplest explanation
that fits the facts.  It doesn't prove that the simplest explanation is
correct.  It might well be false.  So you continually try to falsify.
>
> Bill
> --
>
> On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 13:17:02
>  Gunnar Tomasson wrote:
> >Paul:
> >
> >Here are David Hilbert's views - with editorial changes bracketed - on
key
> >points under discussion:
> >
> [cut]
>
>
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