Pat, (01)
Engineering is different from experimental science, which
is different from theoretical science. (02)
PH> The word "ontology" used in our sense in this forum refers to
> the construction of computational artifacts written in formal
> languages. This is an entirely different subject from philosophical
> ontology. (03)
I agree. It corresponds to the difference between physics and
electrical engineering. (04)
PH> IMO, engineering based on purely philosophical thinking and
> distinctions is almost always bad engineering. (05)
I also agree with that. (06)
You wouldn't ask a physicist to build a radio. In fact, you
probably wouldn't ask a modern electrical engineer to build one.
You'd be better off asking a 12-year-old kid who got a radio
kit for Christmas. (07)
John (08)
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