Re: Larry Athy and His Logical Analyses.

"Eric Stevens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 11:10:38 -0000, "JMB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> >"Eric Stevens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> >> On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 10:50:18 -0000, "JMB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> >> >"Eric Stevens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> >> >
> >> >--SNIP--
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> Its a pity for your argument that Larry was not dealing directly
with
> >> >> languages. I ask you again: Have you ever heard of parametric
> >> >> analysis?
> >> >
> >> >So, are you finally admitting that you agree with the most basic
> >statement I
> >> >have made regarding Larry's paper from the start, i.e. his conclusions
> >are
> >> >not supported by the work in his paper.
> >>
> >> No.
> >
> >Then you'd want to explain how his conclusions about the languages are
> >supported by a paper in which Larry was not dealing with directly with
> >languages.
>
> Read for comprehension. When I wrote:
>
>   "Its a pity for your argument that Larry was not dealing directly
>    with languages. I ask you again: Have you ever heard of parametric
>    analysis?"
>
>  ... I was not, as you asked " ...  finally admitting that you agree
> with the most basic statement I have made regarding Larry's paper from
> the start, i.e. his conclusions are not supported by the work in his
> paper."  That is why I answered 'No'.

If Larry didn't deal with the languages in his paper, then his conclusions
about the languages are not supported by his paper.

>
>   --- rest snipped ----
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> I'm losing patience with having to unravel knots in your wooly
> thinking.

Nobody has asked you to try to keep up.  It is clear that this discussion is
way above your head.  You don't know what Larry has done, and you don't know
anything about the basic subjects.  I'd be quite happy if you kept out of
the discussions and left those of us who know something about the subjects
get on with things.

>
>
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> Eric Stevens


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