Vetenskap & Religion: Russell Rules!!!!
2007-07-27
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)
"The inclusion of just one contradiction (like 0 = 1) in an axiomatic system allows any statement about the object in the system to be proved true (and also proved false). When Bertrand Russell pointed this out in a lecture he was once challenged by a heckler demanding that he show how the questioner could be proved to be the Pope if 2 + 2 = 5. Russell replied immediately that ‘if twice 2 is 5, then 4 is 5, subtract 3; then 1 = 2. But you and the Pope are 2; therefore you and the Pope are 1′! A contradictory statement is the ultimate Trojan horse."
Referens: J. D. Barrow, The Book of Nothing, Vintage (2000)
Off topic
Har kollat Credoakademin nu och blivit medlem i debattforumet.
Sett en del kreationistiska argument från diverse debattörer, men även andra åsikter. Får se hur det går då man äntrar.
Kan inte forummoderatorns åsikter. Han skriver i alla fall att debattörernas inlägg inte behöver ha med Credos inställning att göra.
Comment by eminenta z — 2007-08-1 @ 16:36