[lit-ideas] Re: Philosophical points



--- On Sun, 23/3/08, Eric Dean <ecdean99@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


> Quine & Popper, if I understand their position right,
> think that things which could only be proved false at the
> end of eternity don't qualify as scientific hypotheses.

This hits it, I think, at least from P's POV. Problems with "point in time" and 
"there exists", be they as they may, do not - afaicansee - impact on this 
fairly simple point (btw, "end of time" might be preferable to "end of 
eternity" if we have our pedantic hats on - after all, it is surely more 
problematic to speak of the "end of eternity" than it is to speak of a "point 
in time").

Donal


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