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I'll try - to me, it's the difference between qualifying and quantifying. For instance, buying a new car when the one I own is facing serious problems is logica
by artmageddon 15y ago
I'll try - to me, it's the difference between qualifying and quantifying. For instance, buying a new car when the one I own is facing serious problems is logical, but it may not make sense if I don't have the ability to pay for a new one. Math would be needed here to fully express that notion.
- entangld 15y agoI don't want to get metaphysical here, but this is starting to meld into something a little too abstract. An argument doesn't need to make perfect sense in order to make sense. With math you might try to make it perfect, but even mathematical projections can be guesswork. With a certain level of uncertainty, it's not about the math. And when you're looking toward the future, you're mostly using theories. Maybe the theories don't become clear until they've proven themselves, but we can still understand them, because you can have a reasonable amount of uncertainty and still make sense.