Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 30 Sep 2005 12:12:34 -0700 | From | Joe Bob Spamtest <> | Subject | Re: I request inclusion of SAS Transport Layer and AIC-94xx into the kernel |
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Marcin Dalecki wrote: > On 2005-09-30, at 02:35, Linus Torvalds wrote: >> A scientific theory is an approximation of observed behaviour WITH NO >> KNOWN HOLES. > > Since "approximation" is equivalent to a "known hole", there is no > single scientific theory without known holes out there?! Well that's a > segfault in brain - unless you don't consider math science of course. > > A scientific theory is just a set of axioms and deduction rules. Not > much more by definition...
I think a better explanation of 'scientific theory' is:
an explanation or definition of observed behaviour with no known error
which, is what I believe Linus was trying to say - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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