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Wink Beginnings - 05-29-2005, 09:31 AM

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I would like to discuss about "begining points" for the starting of the quest of the theory of everything. Sort of the "statements" from which to lead the rest.
I presume that your talking about axioms, or postulates, the unprovable assumptions/premises of any [deductive] theory.

I'm reminded of an old chestnut:

Why do neighbours' disputes over their fence seem so difficult to resolve?

.... Because they are arguing from different premises.
  
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