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From: andrel
Date: 27 Sep 2011 16:06:44
Message: <4E822CD2.6070402@gmail.com>
On 27-9-2011 21:47, Alain wrote:
> Le 2011/09/26 21:15, Jim Henderson a écrit :
>> On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:45:36 -0400, Alain wrote:
>>
>>> A scientist will tell you that the total amount of knowlege accumulated
>>> by humanity since the first humans only account for a small fraction of
>>> what can be known.
>>
>> I think a rational scientist would not be able to make a statement like
>> this, because it presumes that they have an idea what the limit is (if
>> there is one).
>>
>> Jim
>
> OK! I should have said "a tiny *part*"

Why would that have been better?

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