Dan Fabulich wrote:
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> Pragmatism can't help us here, because a logical skeptic can accept all of
> our premises and still disagree with our conclusions. Any proof we provide
> in defense of logic is just a proof; if the question you're trying to
> settle is "Why should I believe proofs?" then hearing a proof on the matter
> probably won't satisfy you.
Why are you asking a *pragmatist* for *proof*? A pragmatist has no more truck with "proving" things than science itself! Absolute certainty is the domain of mistaken philosophers.
-- sentience@pobox.com Eliezer S. Yudkowsky http://pobox.com/~sentience/AI_design.temp.html http://pobox.com/~sentience/sing_analysis.html Disclaimer: Unless otherwise specified, I'm not telling you everything I think I know.