Tom Caylor wrote:
> 1Z wrote:
> > Bruno Marchal wrote:
> >
> > > Le 26-oct.-06, à 21:11, 1Z a écrit :
> > >
> > > >> If your definition of truth is limited to logical inference given a
> > > >> certain set of axioms and inference rules, then what are we trying to
> > > >> do on the Everything List?
> > > >
> > > > That's *mathematical* truth.
> > >
> > > It is not. This is just provability. Since Godel we know that they are
> > > not the same.
> >
> > We are not *forced* to the conclusion that
> > there *is* a kind of truth which is completely
> > separate from provability. Platonism is
> > *possible* in the face of Godel, but so is intuitionism.
>
> True. But there always is a truth that is not provable (given the
> system).
You can't be sure that it is a truth unless you can prove it.
Albeit in another system.
> And you can find out more about it by changing the system and comparing
> results.
>
> By the way, you never answered my question, what are we trying to do on
> the Everything List besides logical inference given a system?
One thing is to compare the reasonableness of
various axioms.
> My take
> is that at least part of what we are doing is banging systems against
> each other via discussion. If this is not productive, then we should
> abandon the Everything List and buy telescopes.
>
> Tom
--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group.
To post to this group, send email to everything-list.domain.name.hidden
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to everything-list-unsubscribe.domain.name.hidden
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Received on Fri Oct 27 2006 - 14:06:15 PDT