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>Dear Mr. Seidel,

>I’ts true: I cannot answer the question if space is or if it is not.
>But I did not deny space just for fun or to give some ckrackpots of
>your century the oppurtunity to deny the existence of the world .

>If space is a physical entity which is _not_ nothing. You may call it
>"field" or "ether" or devide it into small pieces playing a little
>around with "dimensions" – as long as it is something and not nothing.
>You may think about space as a whole – finite or infinite, or about
>that 10 cm^3 of space in front of you.

>And every physical entity must be _somewhere_.

>Then Mr. Seidel tell me:

>Where is space?

>Everything is in space we use to say without thinking you say. So
>space would be in space too. We would have two spaces at the same –
>what – space? So there were three spaces. And so on. Again, it is
>true, if you do not hide my thoughts behind a philosophical slang, my
>answer is: There is no space. But if you think your thought to it’s
>end, your answer is: There is an infinity of spaces in the same space.

>At least one of us must be wrong.

>Yous

>Immanuel Kant

gee, mr. kant…you seem to be so much sillier, less grammatical, and
pointless from the other side of the grave.  what happened?

colin.

The best algorithm I know for logic function minimization is
Quine-McCluskey’s, but it is not very efficient in some cases (when
removing all prime implicants leaves some minterms uncovered). Seems
the algorithm is something like O(n^2) with n the number of variables.
I’m interested in finding some study about the efficiency of Q-M
algorithm. Are there better algorithms than that? Thanx in advance.
Joaquin Lopez

sci.physics, sci.physics.research, sci.research, sci.classics,
sci.logic, sci, alt.sci.physics.new-theories

First try: Nov. 13, 1995 CE
Second try: Nov. 15, 1995 AD

Dear Science and Physics Lovers!

After going down in defeat centuries ago, he’s back!

ARISTOTLE is BACK! and HE’S BAADD!!

The Palo Alto Institute for Advanced Study
Presents:

The GALILEO Vs. ARISTOTLE GRUDGE MATCH!

Check it out at:
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The current champion, GALILEO, has agreed to go 3 rounds
with the still world-infamous ex-champion, ARISTOTLE!

Only 3 Rounds, so DON’T BLINK!

It’s QUICK, it’s PAINFUL!

Three minutes out if your busy day, tops!

Time is SO important for a busy Scientist or Physicist!

"A CHEAP SHOT AT SCIENCE!" says one reviewer.
Science says… "OUCH!"

Nov. 13 is going to be somebody’s UNLUCKY DAY!

Make that Nov. 15.
(I made the mistake of trying to simultaneously post to all
groups, and it got hung up in a moderated group and didn’t
get posted anywhere that I can find.)

That’s http://www.paias.com/pagessci/galari.htm/

If that doesn’t work, try:
http://www.paias.com/

"One of the most difficult things for a science teacher
to deal with is the heavy dose of pseudoscience and
sloppy reasoning which pervades the popular culture."
— from somewhere out there on the net

Michael Knowles
PAIAS
mknow…@paias.com

I’ve been wondering about something. Perhaps some work
in this field has already been done.

Does chaos in Turing Machines make any sense ?

If the TM doesn’t halt, is it automatically chaos
(if the concept is applicable) or does there have to
be a special kind of non-halting behavior that should
be closer to what we normally think of chaos?

Thank you.

–

                                Regards, Mark
                                http://www.smns.montclair.edu/~hubey

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Has anyone out there read Korzybski’s "Science and Sanity."  If so,
what did you think of it?

Rick

I have a little problem here that I was wondering if someone could
help me with (this is for my Psychology class, and I can’t figure
out an answer)

Lets say that you are given 12 balls, 11 are exactly the same
weight, and one is more or less by a small amount.  You are given
a balance which has two pans that can hold 12 balls in either pan,
and you are allowed to use the balance to weigh the balls three
times.  Find out if the different ball is heavier or lighter than
the other balls, and then find out which ball it is.  As a hint,
our teacher told us that you are supposed to weigh four balls in
one pan at the beginning of the first weighing, but he did not
tell us how many balls are to be put in the second pan to be
weighed against the first.  Thank you for your help.

In a post earlier I had come to the aid of a person whom I had assumed was
intelligent and worthy. I now find myself having to apologize. I was
wrong. An indication of logic at work is the examination of a body of work
(specifically the human biological clock) whereby the scientific method
would be the examination of the work and the attempt to disprove the
judgements. Scientific methods and logic NOT at work is shown below.
Anyone else requesting (yes it was requested) a copy of the work in it
finished entirety is welcome to receive it via email.

In a message dated 95-11-19 05:40:12 EST, you write:

>Subj:       notice
>Date:       95-11-19 05:40:12 EST
>From:       e,,,,,,@a,,,,.a,,.edu (M,,, A,,,,,)  (to provide protection of the
infermed)
>Reply-to:   e,,,,,,@a,,,,.a,,.edu
>To: trion…@aol.com

>After reading the large number of messages you sent, it is clear to me
>that I could spend a very long time just trying to clear up the
>misconceptions you have.  If you were a nice person, and if I had nothing
better to do,
>I might embark upon such a program.  Since neither is true, I think I
will
>not waste my time.

Sets up the prey.. Establishes domination. Concludes not to do anything,

>I leave you with some serious advice which you would do well to follow:

Does something. So therefore a lie has been told. Advice is meant to be
excused
as it is the imparting of wisdom. Wisdom he is convinced he alone can
impart.

>(1) Learn something about the subject you wish to discuss before
attempting
>to do so.

Establishes two things: 1) Admits not to understanding anything expressed
and
2) Establishes the dominance claimed in the preamble.

>(2) Do not attempt to make up for lack of knowledge by a facile use of
>technical terms.  This will only work on people who do not understand
those
>terms or who cannot see through your bluffs.

Establishes 1)The non understanding. 2) Admits a perceived motive for
having
been given the opportunity to examine the work of another. It must only
have been
to conceal something. Since something is not understood it must be wrong.
And since
it must be wrong it must be for a reason. It must be to confuse.
3)Confusion is the
art of deceipt. A person who can not add one more in thought sees all
things that
are different from his perceived judgement as being alterior and personal.

>Mark

Signs name in singular first name to establish no personal vendetta. When
in fact
there is nothing shown to denote otherwise.
The even though " If you were a nice person, and if I had nothing better
to do,

>I might embark upon such a program.  Since neither is true, I think I
will
>not waste my time." He lies again and feels the need to establish further

dominance. Only a person who knows not to be in such a position will over
do
the opportunity. And since his doing anything at all is a ‘waste of time’
he further
wastes everyone’s time.

>P.S.  I do not know why you feel compelled to barrage others with your
>unwanted email.

The act of submission is attacked and decalred unwanted. Not because it
was
not desired to review as it all has been by admission read. Showing the
time
to digest just not the stomach for knowledge unless that knowledge matches
internal belief structures.

>If I had to speculate, I would assume that it is a
>combination of obsession and of defensiveness.

Misinterprets passion for obsession and the refusal to be attacked as
defensiveness.

>No doubt you have spent
>years annoying professionals with your crackpot notions, and the
experience
>has left you deeply frustrated and embittered.

Seeks to establish the reason for the motive.

>Now you are reduced to
>a scattergun approach in any attempt to capture the attention and
approval
>of random strangers.

Misinterprets submission as seeking approval. Facts do not require
approval.
And approval implies superiority. Being shown herein as impossible.

>You have never had my approval, and now you have
>lost my attention.

Establishes dominance and throws up the hands in disgust at the audacity
of
anyone to challenge a belief structure.

>In future, unsolicited messages from you will be
>deleted and ignored.

The ultimate power stance. Not only will he refuse to be educated he will
even
refuse to be addressed.

>–
>Mark A,,,,, (e,,,,,,@a,,,,.a,,.edu)

So, who is this man anyway? He has placed himself in the position of
dominance.
That makes him king of the hill. All one has to do is look up and there he
is. Above
everyone else. Oh, I’m sorry not everyone else just those who disagree
with him.
A simple.  ’I don’t agree’ would have sufficed. But not to a person with
an even
clock speed. ‘I don’t agree’ must be expressed in terms of dominance.
Humility is one
mark of the wise. Arrogance is one mark of the…….\\

Not a single point of contention was made. Yet the entire thing was
attacked.
Interestingly noted as to the reason why science makes slow strides. It is
loaded
with people who won’t take the next step because it is not the step they
have
already taken.

Lee Kent

I heard about a method to speed up propositional reasoning developed by
Davis/Putnam. Could somebody please explain the idea of this method and/or give
some good reference?

Thanks, bye, Uli

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