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From: chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek)
Newsgroups: sci.misc
Subject: Re: The nature of reality.
Message-ID: <11008@mimsy.UUCP>
Date: 11 Apr 88 08:17:18 GMT
References: <343@thirdi.UUCP> <732@actnyc.UUCP> <356@thirdi.UUCP> <365@thirdi.UUCP>
Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742
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In article <365@thirdi.UUCP> sarge@thirdi.UUCP (Sarge Gerbode) writes:
-... With actual (non-metaophorical) maps, I think that one would judge
-the accuracy of another's map by whether the parts that corresponded
-with yours matched well -- by whether his had rivers where yours had
-rivers, and so forth. ... In fact, we [compare and adjust and extend
-the metaphorical maps] all the time.  It's called "communication" and
-"education".

This is quite true.  Note that major problems occur when the maps do
NOT match well; then we get arguments like the one amongst Sevener,
Friedman, and Carr.
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