What is a theory? LO4184

Willard Jule (75272.3452@compuserve.com)
10 Dec 95 19:30:31 EST

Replying to LO4162 --

Hello, Michael. Thanks for the thoughts. Michael wrote

"Willard challenges my suggested that a theory can be tested and
rejected in thought alone. (With a side comment on my prodigious
mental powers.) He suggests that most "mere mortals" aren't up to
this.

I challenge that statement. Note that I didn't say a theory could
be proved or validated in thought alone. I said it could be
rejected."

When you put it that way. I can accept it. By the way, you elicited a
few hearty guffaws when you wrote

"Personally, I've been offered theories about being gay (by a guy who was
after my body), about the relationship of my life to society (by somebody
who wanted me to risk it) and hundreds of theories about learning,
organisations, human beings in groups and ..... many of which I've
rejected with nothing more than mental work."

Thanks for putting some humor into my day (and maybe some other folks' day
also). Life's too serious to be taken seriously and yet I notice that
occasionally I do take it too seriously.

Later.

--
Willard Jule
75272.3452@compuserve.com