Subject: Re: Q. on Penrose arg: why new *physics*? From: [email protected] (JRStern) Date: Wed, 06 Aug 1997 14:59:19 -0400 Message: 5s9van$ On Tue, 05 Aug 1997 22:27:40 -0400, "Phil Roberts, Jr."wrote: >JRStern wrote: >> ... A truckload of >> compatible (and all controversial) theories do not constitute the >> empirical evidence you claimed, that got us going. > >Ahmen. But then most of us are able to distinguish between >evidence (e.g., feelings of worthlessness) and theory (e.g., >the contention that they are "caused" by too much rationality). The alternative theory being that they are caused by just enough rationality, of a possibly mistaken nature. Joshua Stern [email protected]