Re: Is Suicide Contagious? A Case Study in Applied Memetics

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    > In what sense is either philosophy or analog computing an hypothesis?
    >
    > (I'd question the hypothetical nature of some of the others, too, but
    > these seem the most obvious examples.)
    >
    > --
    > Robin Faichney

    Thanks for asking, Robin.

    "Philosophy" is an hypothesis in the sense that it does something other than
    ask the wrong questions.

    "Analog computing" is an hypothesis in the dictionary sense.

    τΏτ

    --J. R.

    Useless hypotheses:
     consciousness, phlogiston, philosophy, vitalism, mind, free will, qualia,
    analog computing, cultural relativism

         Everything that can happen has already happened, not just once,
         but an infinite number of times, and will continue to do so forever.
         (Everything that can happen = more than anyone can imagine.)

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