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Re: [ontolog-forum] History of the Atomic Hypothesis

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From: Wacek Kusnierczyk <Waclaw.Marcin.Kusnierczyk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:29:09 +0200
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Pat Hayes wrote:
> At 9:28 AM -0400 7/27/08, John F. Sowa wrote:
>   
>
>> In summary, this discussion illustrates the point I was tying to make:
>> If we use words at a vague level (without detailed definitions and
>> axioms), we can reach agreement.  But if we try to pin down the exact
>> meanings to the level necessary for writing detailed axioms, we get
>> into an endless series of analyses and disputes about different ways
>> of doing the analysis.
>>     
>
> Yes, indeedy :-)
>
>       (01)

and discouragingly (?)    (02)

vQ    (03)

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