Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site pyuxt.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!vaxine!wjh12!genrad!decvax!mcnc!unc!ulysses!gamma!pyuxww!pyuxt!marcus From: marcus@pyuxt.UUCP (M. G. Hand) Newsgroups: net.ai Subject: Re: "I see", said the carpenter as he picked up his hammer and saw. Message-ID: <119@pyuxt.UUCP> Date: Sat, 26-May-84 16:07:47 EDT Article-I.D.: pyuxt.119 Posted: Sat May 26 16:07:47 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 30-May-84 00:13:14 EDT References: <621@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: Bell Communications Research, Piscataway N.J. Lines: 8 Eye agree! While it is valuable to challenge the working premises that underlie research, for most of the time we have to accept these on faith (working hypotheses) if we are to be atall productive. Most arguments connected with Descartes or to perceptions of perceptions ultimately have lead to blind alleys and dead ends. marcus hand (pyuxt!marcus)