dratman

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   by dratman 12y ago

   "Predicting the future without a causal understanding of the system is epistemologically questionable." That is an intriguing assertion, but it is circular. One can only demonstrate a causal understanding of a system by making use
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   by dratman 17y ago

   So obviously variables should be able to have more than one name: a long one and a short one. SQL offers the ability to define an alias name. Unfortunately that would be a kind of kitchen sink feature that no standards committee is likely t
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   by dratman 19y ago

   I offer the following idea as both useful and general. Beliefs, or articles of faith, may be defined as intrinsically untestable assertions. Under that assumption, people can and should feel at liberty to maintain whatever beliefs they like