Re: Information

From: Robin Faichney (robin@ii01.org)
Date: Sun Apr 29 2001 - 18:59:36 BST

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    On Sun, Apr 29, 2001 at 11:26:15AM -0400, Wade T.Smith wrote:
    > Hi Robin Faichney -
    >
    > >It's just as well that (some) patterns are real, as they are all that
    > >science has to go on!
    >
    > That sort of makes science sound like it ain't got much, whereas in fact
    > it is the only thing with _any_ of it.

    I have no interest in putting down science. If you feel that sounds
    like science ain't got much, that's your problem, not mine. But it's
    worth noting that science is not all that's worth doing.

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    Robin Faichney
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