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Article #1003Re: The nature of reality.
From: Gordon Fitch
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 1988 16:21
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 1988 16:21
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In article <11008@mimsy.UUCP> chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek) writes: } In article <365@thirdi.UUCP> sarge@thirdi.UUCP (Sarge Gerbode) writes: } -... With actual (non-metaophorical) maps, I think that one would judge } -the accuracy of another's map by whether the parts that corresponded } -with yours matched well.... } } This is quite true. Note that major problems occur when the maps do } NOT match well; then we get arguments like the one amongst Sevener, } Friedman, and Carr. Actually, the maps have to match _fairly_ well, with a few significant discrepancies. Thus the argument alluded to has continued interminably with many branches; but when someone asserted that Severner and Friedman had been observed in the caverns of Neptune making faces at each other, nobody followed up, although the latter assertion was about as cogent as any of the others.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!actnyc!gcf From: gcf@actnyc.UUCP (Gordon Fitch) Newsgroups: sci.misc Subject: Re: The nature of reality. Message-ID: <793@actnyc.UUCP> Date: 12 Apr 88 16:21:14 GMT References: <343@thirdi.UUCP> <732@actnyc.UUCP> <356@thirdi.UUCP> <365@thirdi.UUCP> <11008@mimsy.UUCP> Reply-To: gcf@actnyc.UUCP (Gordon Fitch) Organization: InterACT Corporation Lines: 16