From: Hal Fulton <hal9000@...>
Date: 2007-07-19T06:26:57+09:00
Subject: Re: I need serious help!

Peter Seebach wrote:
> 
> Strictly speaking, our ability to prove the claim that Rome wasn't built in
> a day is contingent on certain assumptions about the consistency of physical
> laws, etcetera, etcetera.
> 
> Sadly, in this fallen world, we must make a number of assumptions.  That is,
> assuming that there's a world.  And assuming that we want to reach conclusions.
> No one has ever proven to my satisfaction that we ought to reach conclusions.
> 

Thank you, Peter, on more than one level.

That reminds me of the old pop quiz question, "Take a position
for or against Truth. Defend your answer."


Hal