Re: H.P.Lovecraft

In article <igi704$ki5$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Remus Shepherd <remus@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
"Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)" <seawasp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 1/11/11 10:26 AM, Remus Shepherd wrote:

Ah, let me interrupt that question with another. :) I want to cut
'sense' from 'otherwise derive and verify'. Derivations and verification
are the scientific method, and that leads us to objective reality.

No, because the derivation and verification are only as good as the
"sense" part, or rather, you need all three. You need data input, you
need to derive some sort of meaningful information from the input, and
then you need to verify that the meaning you got is in fact the meaning.

So a person who is blind and deaf cannot be a scientist?

Maybe not, but he sure plays a mean pin ball.

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Michael F. Stemper
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