RE: virus: Faith, Logic and Purpose

David McFadzean (david@lucifer.com)
Wed, 12 Nov 1997 14:07:23 -0700


At 08:45 PM 11/12/97 -0000, Robin Faichney wrote:
>> From: David McFadzean[SMTP:david@lucifer.com]
>>
>> what is <faith> used for?
>>
>Sometimes you have to act without having all the
>relevant knowledge. In fact, you almost always
>have to do that. I say "faith" is a shorter form of
>"working hypothesis". Of course, some people
>are more attached to their hypotheses than
>others, and some actually cling to them despite
>contra-indications -- well, in the minds of some
>others, anyway. And some things can never be
>tested.

I have no problem with "working hypotheses" so long
as there is a good reason to believe them if they
are ever called into question. What do you call
the category of assumptions for which there is no
good reason?

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