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['Member']Joined: January 17, 2019 at 06:57Last active: January 20, 2019 at 08:311 discussions11 comments

Location: New South Wales, Australia

Bio

I have a background of physicist in my early career, then university administration for about 25 years, then various experience in business, writing, building and other things.

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Brian Greene, Stephen Hawking, Roger Penrose, Richard Feynman, all natural philosophers.

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What is true

January 18, 2019 at 05:09 123 comments General Philosophy

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Those two pieces of data are a start. One could gather data from acquaintances about your history of actions when you have claimed you have had a head...

January 19, 2019 at 07:38

In: What is true — view comment

But they can. Put those in the form of hypotheses: I have a headache; I am fond of my wife; i know where I live (as for 'I know what seven is', you wo...

January 19, 2019 at 07:03

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The scientific method does not "accept' or not accept anything and the only 'requirement' is that one begins with something to test, usually referred ...

January 19, 2019 at 06:11

In: What is true — view comment

All those things might be part of the process of application of the scientific method, but there is one 'method. The scientific method is: one begins ...

January 19, 2019 at 05:58

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The objective of science is far more than that. Science seeks to understand and describe nature, which would include behaviour and one tiny field of n...

January 19, 2019 at 02:01

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I agree

January 19, 2019 at 01:55

In: What is true — view comment

Yes, true and truth are not the same; true is an adjective and truth is a noun. Otherwise they may be the same. E.g. It is true that I exist. The trut...

January 19, 2019 at 01:47

In: What is true — view comment

That is close to the scientific method. If that process starts with postulating that something is true (a theory), and then observe in a reliable and ...

January 18, 2019 at 06:45

In: What is true — view comment

Ok, but, apart from the truth or otherwise of the the scientific method, back to the question: is there another method. probably 'general consensus' w...

January 18, 2019 at 05:49

In: What is true — view comment

I suggest that the scientific method satisfies my general consensus test

January 18, 2019 at 05:24

In: Welcome to The Philosophy Forum - an introduction thread — view comment

I want to change my name on the forum. How can i delete my account so I can create a new one with the same email address?

January 17, 2019 at 07:16

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