At 9:44 AM +0800 2/13/08, Rob Freeman wrote:
>On Feb 13, 2008 1:19 AM, Pat Hayes <phayes@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> At 11:14 AM +0800 2/12/08, Rob Freeman wrote:
>>
>> > Is the "technical" meaning of Newton's word "gravity" the same as
>> > Galileo's, or Einstein's?
>>
>> Yes, of course. All were referring to something in nature. That their
>> theories of it differed somewhat does not change what they were referring
>> to. But the phenomena referred to as 'chaotic' by chaos theory (for example)
>> had not been previously identified as a category by any theory. If you want
>> to talk about that, you ought to use that word; and if you use that word
>> when referring to the theory, you ought to make sure you use it properly.
>
>If by "properly" you mean in strict accordance with the current
>theory, then I reserve my right not to. (01)
Fair enough. I reserve my right to ignore you until you learn to
communicate properly. Right now, you are just making noises and not
actually saying anything. (02)
Pat (03)
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