RE: SUO: RE: X-Mailer: CWMail Web to Mail Gateway 2.7f, http://netwinsite.com/top_mail.htm
John,
IMHO If you bothered to 'dig' you would find how 'false' your statement
that:
"I am quite familiar with the current work on psychology and
neurophysiology. Studying it can provide us with some very useful insights
into heuristics, the importance of emotion, and many other important
features of human thinking processes.
But none of that can ever validate or invalidate anything about what makes
logic logical or mathematics mathematical. The method of derivation cannot
in any way invalidate a valid conclusion or validate an invalid one."
Your statement seems to indicate either (a) extreme idealism (and so faith
in 'spirits') or (b) a reluctance to check-out current material/models etc
either due to being 'too busy' or a 'need' for it 'not to be so' since it
means you have to bring yourself up to date!
Your email concluded with:
"But your understanding of the relationships between logic and language on
the one hand and psychology and neurophysiology on the other hand are
woefully misguided.
You have a great deal to learn, and until you recognize that you are a
student who is desperately in need of enlightenment, I don't believe that
any further discussion between us will be fruitful."
LOL!! Dear JS, the one who is misguided is you. how sad. I enjoyed your
work -- once. you are falling behind and at this rate of development there
is no time to rest on one's laurels....
perhaps it is time for YOU to become once more a student? ...
Read more JS - step out of the box and upto the level of the 'ultimate'
box - the bounds set by our species nature. You may be 'surprised' and that
would be good since your mind seems to be fine - just a bit out of date and
a little too 'idealist' re past philosophers etc ;-)
Chris.
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