>Funny, I always thought that the onus was on the person choosing a
>particular standard or method to apply to a particular situation to justify
>the choice of standard or method. And besides, there's a difference between
>questioning the application of scientific method to "solve" a particular
>problem, and questioning the scientific method's ability to "solve" _any_
>problem whatsoever. I think (although I might be wrong here) that Greg, in
>this context, is doing the former, and not the latter.
Ignore the part after "And besides," since JP made that qualification in his
message that I made; something went wonky and I sent the wrong message to
the list. I think the one I wanted to send said something about santa not
exhibiting metaphysical properties as determinants of his existence, and
scientific method thereby being potentially applicable to determine his
existence. Or something like that. I really can't remember at the moment.
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After being human for a few days, it feels good to be a floor again. We
should all be floors once in our lives. If only to know what it feels like
to look up to a ceiling. Two days later she's here again. The walls told
him that she comes once or twice a week. Her feet have been washed in
lilac-scented soap.
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