Re: virus: Tools of the trade

Wade T. Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Wed, 18 Sep 1996 07:35:25 -0400


>> And what question may science 'by definition' not even try to answer?
>
>Questions of a philosophical nature, for example.
>Martz <m.traynor@ic.ac.uk>

Well, here's the problem, cuz I don't, not for a minute, think there is
anything either within the 'definition' of science, or its practice, which
precludes it from tackling philosophical questions.

In fact, it's about bloody time we realized that _only_ science has the
answers to the meaning of life, the universe, and everything....rather than
spill more useless verbiage into the already fetid air of 'philosophy'.

In what way, again, do you think the scientific investigation of the
natural universe lacks the 'tools' necessary to answer these
'philosophical' questions you seem to think require supernatural
implements?

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