On 27-9-2011 22:51, Alain wrote:
> Le 2011/09/27 16:06, andrel a écrit :
>> 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?
>>
>
> It don't presume any definitive knowlege about the absolute importance
> of the part relative to the whole.

Probably too subtle for me. IMO it does not solve the amount divided by 
infinity if that is what you are after. If not, the improvement escapes 
me. But I am not a native speaker.

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