Re: OOP/OOD Philosophy

On 14 Jul 2005 10:37:44 -0700, "Mark Nicholls"
<Nicholls.Mark@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>
>Robert C. Martin wrote:
>> On 12 Jul 2005 07:09:13 -0700, "Mark Nicholls"
>> <Nicholls.Mark@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> >I cannot comment, religion is beyond me, religion is certainly a belief
>> >system, but so is science.
>>
>> Careful. Religion is a belief system based upon faith. Science is a
>> belief system based upon empirical observation. Saying that they are
>> both believe systems creates a false comparison.
>>
>
>Careful mathematics is a belief system based (usually) on the axioms of
>ZFC.

Careless mathematics is a belief system. Mathematics is a system of
logic with no underpinning belief. Some people might believe in
mathematics as something more than a system of logic; but that's just
another form of religion. In the end, Mathematics itself tells us
that it is either incomplete, inconsistent, or both.
>
>I am not arrogant enough (despite my personal aetheism), to discount
>other peoples empirical observation (beliefs)

Beliefs are not empirical observations. Beliefs are, uh, beliefs.
They are things we hold to be true for "some" reason.

>...and philosphical it
>seems impossible to discount the existence of a creational god, just
>one that "play dice"....I'm with Einstein.

Hawkings once said something to the effect that it would appear that
got not only plays dice, the dice have no spots.



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