Costello, Roger L. wrote:
>>> My objective is to merely make plain the fundamental ideas
>>> which guide the formation of the science.
>
>> I don't think that's possible. I strongly suspect that any brief
>> definition will cause more confusion and harm than good.
>
> What does that say about a field where it is not possible to make plain the fundamental ideas which guide the field?
Nothing terrible - just that fundamentals are complicated. It's hardly
an unusual situation.
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Simon St.Laurent
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