From: Christophe Mckeon <chromatophore@...>
Date: 2009-04-23T01:34:17+09:00
Subject: Re: Goodbye Ruby - Hello Earth


> I have a degree in physics and that leads me to believe that all
> phenomena can be reduced to a simplistic representation, if they can
> be reduced at all. That's a fundamental tenet of the scientific method
> which I apply to both the development of software and to analysis of
> everything else.

it is not a fundamental tenet of the scientific method, it is one 
possible modality of doing science, but there are others. i would argue 
that under the current circumstances in which humanity and the rest of 
the natural world find themselves a more holistic, systems 
theoretical/ecological approach would be far more appropriate.
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