Re: QM non-causal?

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From: J. Giles
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 23:19

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In article <433@mtnmath.UUCP>, paul@mtnmath.UUCP (Paul Budnik) writes:
|> 
|> Unless you say what principles you are calling into question it is not
|> possible to debate the issue. Any claim *might* be false if *all* principles
|> of mathematics and science are called into question.

But, I'm not making a scientific point - I'm making a 
philosophical one.  Namely that mathematics is a formal system 
invented by humans and its only connection with science is
whatever properties can be verified independently.  Those
properties of mathematical models which do not correspond
to verifiable properties of reality are simply not demonstrably
real and should not be touted as facts.

-- 
J. Giles

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