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Author: Mark EarnestMark Earnest Date: Sep 6, 2008 21:49
You know, when I think of a library branch, I think of all knowledge
being divided into branches.
At the twigs would be the most recently attained facts.
At the small branches more basic facts,
At large branches even more basic facts,
Until you get to the trunk, which provides nourishment for all the rest.
Supposedly, each fact fits somewhere in the tree.
At the twigs are the assertions.
They are proven by more basic assertions.
Which are proven by still more basic assertions.
Until you get to the trunk, which supports all the assertions.
The trunk facts are self proving, and need no further premise.
So, some facts need no proving, or the trunk could not exist.
How could we ever encounter such a fact, in this world where
there are no absolutes?
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Author: kevirwinkevirwin Date: Sep 6, 2008 22:21
On Sep 7, 12:49Â am, "Mark Earnest" yahoo.com> wrote:> You know, when I think of a library branch, I think of all knowledge
> being divided into branches.
>
> At the twigs would be the most recently attained facts.
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> At the small branches more basic facts,
>
> At large branches even more basic facts,
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> Until you get to the trunk, which provides nourishment for all the rest.
>
> Supposedly, each fact fits somewhere in the tree.
>
> At the twigs are the assertions.
>
> They are proven by more basic assertions.
>
> Which are proven by still more basic assertions.
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Author: ImmortalistImmortalist Date: Sep 6, 2008 22:44
On Sep 6, 9:49 pm, "Mark Earnest" yahoo.com> wrote:> You know, when I think of a library branch, I think of all knowledge
> being divided into branches.
>
> At the twigs would be the most recently attained facts.
>
> At the small branches more basic facts,
>
> At large branches even more basic facts,
>
> Until you get to the trunk, which provides nourishment for all the rest.
>
> Supposedly, each fact fits somewhere in the tree.
>
> At the twigs are the assertions.
>
> They are proven by more basic assertions.
>
> Which are proven by still more basic assertions.
> ...
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Author: ImmortalistImmortalist Date: Sep 6, 2008 22:50
On Sep 6, 10:21 pm, kevirwin comcast.net> wrote:> On Sep 7, 12:49 am, "Mark Earnest" yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>> You know, when I think of a library branch, I think of all knowledge
>> being divided into branches.
>
>> At the twigs would be the most recently attained facts.
>
>> At the small branches more basic facts,
>
>> At large branches even more basic facts,
>
>> Until you get to the trunk, which provides nourishment for all the rest.
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>> Supposedly, each fact fits somewhere in the tree.
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>> At the twigs are the assertions.
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Author: Mark EarnestMark Earnest Date: Sep 6, 2008 23:29
"kevirwin" comcast.net> wrote in message
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On Sep 7, 12:49 am, "Mark Earnest" yahoo.com> wrote:> You know, when I think of a library branch, I think of all knowledge
> being divided into branches.
>
> At the twigs would be the most recently attained facts.
>
> At the small branches more basic facts,
>
> At large branches even more basic facts,
>
> Until you get to the trunk, which provides nourishment for all the rest.
>
> Supposedly, each fact fits somewhere in the tree.
>
> At the twigs are the assertions.
>
> They are proven by more basic assertions.
> ...
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Author: Mark EarnestMark Earnest Date: Sep 6, 2008 23:33
> On Sep 6, 9:49 pm, "Mark Earnest" yahoo.com> wrote:>> You know, when I think of a library branch, I think of all knowledge
>> being divided into branches.
>>
>> At the twigs would be the most recently attained facts.
>>
>> At the small branches more basic facts,
>>
>> At large branches even more basic facts,
>>
>> Until you get to the trunk, which provides nourishment for all the rest.
>>
>> Supposedly, each fact fits somewhere in the tree.
>>
>> At the twigs are the assertions.
>>
>> They are proven by more basic assertions.
>> ...
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Author: ImmortalistImmortalist Date: Sep 6, 2008 23:59
On Sep 6, 11:33 pm, "Mark Earnest" yahoo.com> wrote:>> On Sep 6, 9:49 pm, "Mark Earnest" yahoo.com> wrote:>>> You know, when I think of a library branch, I think of all knowledge
>>> being divided into branches.
>
>>> At the twigs would be the most recently attained facts.
>
>>> At the small branches more basic facts,
>
>>> At large branches even more basic facts,
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>>> Until you get to the trunk, which provides nourishment for all the rest.
>
>>> Supposedly, each fact fits somewhere in the tree. ...
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Author: Mark EarnestMark Earnest Date: Sep 7, 2008 00:02
> On Sep 6, 11:33 pm, "Mark Earnest" yahoo.com> wrote:>>> On Sep 6, 9:49 pm, "Mark Earnest" yahoo.com> wrote:>>>> You know, when I think of a library branch, I think of all knowledge
>>>> being divided into branches.
>>
>>>> At the twigs would be the most recently attained facts.
>>
>>>> At the small branches more basic facts,
>>
>>>> At large branches even more basic facts,
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>>>> Until you get to the trunk, which provides nourishment for all the ...
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Author: kevirwinkevirwin Date: Sep 7, 2008 00:11
On Sep 7, 2:29Â am, "Mark Earnest" yahoo.com> wrote:> "kevirwin" comcast.net> wrote in message
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> On Sep 7, 12:49 am, "Mark Earnest" yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>> You know, when I think of a library branch, I think of all knowledge
>> being divided into branches.
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>> At the twigs would be the most recently attained facts.
>
>> At the small branches more basic facts,
>
>> At large branches even more basic facts,
>
>> Until you get to the trunk, which provides nourishment for all the rest. ...
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Author: ZerkonXZerkonX Date: Sep 7, 2008 05:08
On Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:49:33 -0500, Mark Earnest wrote:
> At the twigs would be the most recently attained facts.
I think it needs some tweaking...
more like facts being water, the brain the roots and the branches
thoughts, leaves the senses maybe. Something more like that.
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