Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id TAA22726 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Thu, 3 May 2001 19:37:33 +0100 Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 18:48:45 +0100 To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: Information Message-ID: <20010503184845.B1419@ii01.org> References: <20010502183444.AAA19358@camailp.harvard.edu@[128.103.125.215]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.15i In-Reply-To: <20010502183444.AAA19358@camailp.harvard.edu@[128.103.125.215]>; from wade_smith@harvard.edu on Wed, May 02, 2001 at 02:34:33PM -0400 From: Robin Faichney <robin@ii01.org> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
On Wed, May 02, 2001 at 02:34:33PM -0400, Wade T.Smith wrote:
> 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.
I'm sorry, I really don't much care about your semantic hangups.
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