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From: orourke@utstat.toronto.edu (Keith O'Rourke)
Subject: Re: Fuzzy logic compared to probability
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Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 17:00:21 GMT
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< But I dislike your examples, because they
<confuse external reality (fact) with preferences.  The modeling
<of the real world is not a solipsistic endeavor, and the
<benchmarks for measuring how well we do at it are far removed
<from mere assertions of personal preference ... although in
<looking for "order" in the universe, we do exhibit an aesthetic
<sense that may vary from observer to observer; but that is
<not the point.

< But I dislike your examples, because they
<confuse external reality (fact) with preferences.  The modeling
<of the real world is not a solipsistic endeavor, and the
<benchmarks for measuring how well we do at it are far removed
<from mere assertions of personal preference ... although in
<looking for "order" in the universe, we do exhibit an aesthetic
<sense that may vary from observer to observer; but that is
<not the point.

But, I for one are much more concerned about the probable consequences 
of actions that will likely result from the wise (UNwise) modelling 
of uncertainty.   

Keith O'Rourke
Toronto Hosp
