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"Duncan Young" wrote in message
om... Which goes to show how important semantics are in a data limited environment. Wow! I've just *got* to slip that phrase into a discussion! g Actually, a very interesting post, thanks. Sally |
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"Duncan Young" wrote in message
om... Which goes to show how important semantics are in a data limited environment. Wow! I've just *got* to slip that phrase into a discussion! g Actually, a very interesting post, thanks. Sally |
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On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 01:00:11 -0700, Duncan Young wrote:
At the end of one particularly testy session a couple of years back, a third party stood up and asked the main "thin-icer" and the main "thick-icer" how thick they thought the shell actually was; both said about 20 kilometers. Which goes to show how important semantics are in a data limited environment. Which is why one of my pet peeves is when people try to shut off an argument by saying something like, "it's just a question of semantics." If the meaning of what someone is saying isn't important, what is? |
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On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 01:00:11 -0700, Duncan Young wrote:
At the end of one particularly testy session a couple of years back, a third party stood up and asked the main "thin-icer" and the main "thick-icer" how thick they thought the shell actually was; both said about 20 kilometers. Which goes to show how important semantics are in a data limited environment. Which is why one of my pet peeves is when people try to shut off an argument by saying something like, "it's just a question of semantics." If the meaning of what someone is saying isn't important, what is? |
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In article , Rick DeNatale
writes On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 01:00:11 -0700, Duncan Young wrote: At the end of one particularly testy session a couple of years back, a third party stood up and asked the main "thin-icer" and the main "thick-icer" how thick they thought the shell actually was; both said about 20 kilometers. Which goes to show how important semantics are in a data limited environment. Which is why one of my pet peeves is when people try to shut off an argument by saying something like, "it's just a question of semantics." If the meaning of what someone is saying isn't important, what is? Since you ask, it is the significance of the meaning - is it good science for example? Is it rational? Does it make sense? -- Eric Crew |
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In article , Rick DeNatale
writes On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 01:00:11 -0700, Duncan Young wrote: At the end of one particularly testy session a couple of years back, a third party stood up and asked the main "thin-icer" and the main "thick-icer" how thick they thought the shell actually was; both said about 20 kilometers. Which goes to show how important semantics are in a data limited environment. Which is why one of my pet peeves is when people try to shut off an argument by saying something like, "it's just a question of semantics." If the meaning of what someone is saying isn't important, what is? Since you ask, it is the significance of the meaning - is it good science for example? Is it rational? Does it make sense? -- Eric Crew |
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Which is why one of my pet peeves is when people try to shut off an argument by saying something like, "it's just a question of semantics." If the meaning of what someone is saying isn't important, what is? It's a way to avoid getting caught up in arguements like "If a tree falls in the forest, did it make a sound?" Answer is in how "sound" is defined.... Thus everyone should then hash out agreements on the meaning of the words they're using and then have it out with the science.... |
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Which is why one of my pet peeves is when people try to shut off an argument by saying something like, "it's just a question of semantics." If the meaning of what someone is saying isn't important, what is? It's a way to avoid getting caught up in arguements like "If a tree falls in the forest, did it make a sound?" Answer is in how "sound" is defined.... Thus everyone should then hash out agreements on the meaning of the words they're using and then have it out with the science.... |
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