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Arwin:
Didn't Kant maintain precisely the opposite? =20
Still trying to understrand Kant but can't
Rick Seddon
McIntosh, NM, USA
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From: Arwin van Arum <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, March 12, 2001 3:52 PM
Subject: RE: OFF TOPIC - Map coloring
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With which you only illustrate that a theoretical proof is only =
better when a practical proof is impossible.
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Verzonden: maandag 12 maart 2001 23:39
Aan: [log in to unmask]
Onderwerp: Re: OFF TOPIC - Map coloring
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. Usually once the practical proof has been achieved, this =
is stronger proof=20
than theoretical proof, because to be one-hundred percent =
certain of a=20
theoretical proof you just have to be sure that the theory =
will correctly=20
predict any given situation that lies within its domain, and =
the least=20
doubtful way of doing so is to test it with every possible =
situation within=20
its domain.=20
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It seems to me a mathematician would disagree with your =
definition of proof,=20
and I'm inclined to agree with the mathematical assumption that =
the=20
theoretical proof is stronger, which is precisely why we learned =
to do all=20
those geometrical proofs in high school. With a geometrical =
proof in hand=20
that certain relationships can be found in a right angle =
triangle, one no=20
longer needs to check every right angle triangle in the universe =
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Arwin:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Didn't Kant maintain precisely the opposite? =20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Still trying to understrand Kant but =
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Rick Seddon</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>McIntosh, NM, USA</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><B>-----Original =
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class=3D361415622-12032001>With which you only illustrate that a =
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size=3D2>-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----<BR><B>Van:</B>=20
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23:39<BR><B>Aan:</B> [log in to unmask]<BR><B>Onderwerp:</B> =
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SANSSERIF><B>In a message dated 3/12/01 2:47:08 PM Eastern =
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Time, <BR>[log in to unmask] writes: <BR><BR></FONT><FONT =
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TYPE =3D CITE>. Usually once the practical proof has been =
achieved,=20
this is stronger proof <BR>than theoretical proof, because =
to be=20
one-hundred percent certain of a <BR>theoretical proof you =
just have=20
to be sure that the theory will correctly <BR>predict any =
given=20
situation that lies within its domain, and the least =
<BR>doubtful=20
way of doing so is to test it with every possible situation =
within=20
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SANSSERIF><B><BR>It seems to=20
me a mathematician would disagree with your definition of proof, =
<BR>and=20
I'm inclined to agree with the mathematical assumption that the=20
<BR>theoretical proof is stronger, which is precisely why we =
learned to=20
do all <BR>those geometrical proofs in high school. With a =
geometrical=20
proof in hand <BR>that certain relationships can be found in a =
right=20
angle triangle, one no <BR>longer needs to check every right =
angle=20
triangle in the universe to see if it <BR>works every time. =
<BR><BR>pat=20
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