Thought Experiments (was Re: Life on Mars?)

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>>>>> "Douglas" == Douglas Ingalls <dwi@borg.com> writes:

    RJB> I guess the real trick would be to determine the
    RJB> maneuverability matrix for the maximum likelihood point
    RJB> estimation that you came up with for each different set of
    RJB> confidence weights, and then choose the "sharpest" of the
    RJB> derived universal "truths".

    Douglas> Talk about alphabet soup :)

Oh well, I.. uh... kinda figured *SOME* people on this list would
follow this discussion.  Perhaps is is a bit to "engineering
oriented", but I thought that since we all use computers, then
therefore, we are all rocket scientiests :-)

No, really, I suspect there are several others on this list who would
jump in and contribute to this discussion.  After all, it it is a
discussion on how we come to not just know, but believe in truth.  The
whole point of my diatribe was that it always boild\s down to an act
of faith.

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