Re: MD Fox News and Logical Analysis

From: Ian Glendinning (ian@psybertron.org)
Date: Sat Aug 28 2004 - 11:06:04 BST

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    Human Scale Issues ? How about the ones debated interminably on here.
    War & Peace, Good and Evil, Values, responsibilities at Abu Graib, you get
    the idea.

    Anyone using an argument like,
    Saddam did this, and so-and-so is true, therefore the right answer is XXX -
    is a numbskull, as we discover over and over again.
    Or more precisely is a political animal hiding from blame behind the
    rhetoric of "logic".

    Alternatives ? How about MoQ ?

    Ian G

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Platt Holden" <pholden@sc.rr.com>
    To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>; <owner-moq_discuss@venus.co.uk>
    Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 1:14 PM
    Subject: Re: MD Fox News and Logical Analysis

    > Ian:
    >
    > > (2) I very carefully did not "abandon logic".
    > > It has its place. What I said was
    > > "stop applying only simple, (classical, scientific) logic
    > > to complex, multi-level, human-scale issues"
    > >
    > > Consistency and agreement with experience ?
    > > OK, but I'd use better tests than simple logic (in such cases).
    >
    > What "better tests" would you suggest in dealing with "complex, multi-
    > level, human-scale issues?" ("Issues" such as what?)
    >
    > Thanks.
    > Platt
    >
    >
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