Re: Information

From: Wade T.Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Wed May 02 2001 - 19:34:33 BST

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    On 05/02/01 12:54, Robin Faichney said this-

    >You really need to read
    >http://www.newscientist.com/ns/19990130/iisthelaw.html
    >before you say any more about this.

    Happy to comply-

    >"Frieden's shown that a host of what used to be
    > regarded as fundamental equations of physics are
    > actually capable of derivation," says Hawkes.

    And I'm happy to agree with this- especially since he used 'derivation'
    and not 'generate'....

    I remit - "If someone does generate laws of physics, they are making them
    up."

    I think Frieden is saying the same thing.

    - Wade

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