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>From: petry@milton.u.washington.edu (David Petry)
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Subject: Re: Is there any such thing as informal logic?
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Date: 5 Nov 91 19:09:28 GMT
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In article <1991Nov3.031516.5007@husc3.harvard.edu> zeleny@zariski.harvard.edu (Mikhail Zeleny) writes:

>I ... have an interest in keeping Truth unsullied by base considerations of
>utility,

What, exactly, is "Truth" with a capital `T' ?   And, what is the nature of 
your "interest" in it?  Are you a prophet?

Some of us (less intelligent people) believe that "truth" consists of those
beliefs which tend to increase the survival potential of humanity.  Thus 
those beliefs which have absolutely no utility also have absolutely no truth.

Or am I wrong? :-(


David Petry

Formalism = Dogmatism


