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- From: 054340@UOTTAWA.BITNET (Matthew Simpson)
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- Subject: Re: To paraphrase The Torch...
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- Date: 12 Nov 92 14:54:58 GMT
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- 11 Nov 1992 16:29:54 -0700 from <WAGNERL@CGSVAX.CLAREMONT.EDU>
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- Larry,
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- I agree with the notion that a statement is more like a flame if it is
- less subject to falsification. Good call! If I say, "Ulysses is a
- dunderhead," I am providing little with which people may argue.
- However, if I assert, "Ulysses material is completely outdated
- and irrelevant to the concerns modern people," I leave the idea
- open to debate. Interesting that you note the parallel with
- Popperian Falsification. I like it.
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- How open are we to having our ideas refuted? Flexibility, honest, and
- fair relinquishing does wonders for the education, as long as we
- build strong ground as we travel our song lines.
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