i did indeed place ethical values on the proposition in question. i did so very purposely and considered not doing so but decided to do so because i believe the data in question is fundamentally a result of an ethical God.
probably if i'd have said there needs to be the possibility of false data in order for true data to exist and vice a versa i might have been more scientificaly correct.
i find your discussion quite illuminating.
but i don't understand why you state that We don't have to take a position on truth and falsehood to discuss what Dr. Dick was saying about patterns of information.


tim

• Apologies: applying value judgements before decoding is fallacy - something - May 20, 2003 - 04:38 UTC