Re: MD acausal

From: Wim Nusselder (wim.nusselder@antenna.nl)
Date: Sat Dec 14 2002 - 22:09:33 GMT

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    Dear Glenn,

    I retract my criticism of your definitions of 'cause' and 'causality'. My
    criticism was in brackets and not essential for the content of my posting.
    Please just see my definition of causality as 'about conditionality' as a
    possible alternative for or clarification of your definitions. 'Cause' would
    be defined as 'condition'.

    With friendly greetings,

    Wim

    ----- Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
    Van: "Glenn Bradford" <gmbbradford@netscape.net>
    Aan: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
    Verzonden: zaterdag 14 december 2002 17:06
    Onderwerp: Re: MD acausal

    > Wim,
    > After reviewing my definitions, I fail to see the merit in your
    > stated criticism of them.
    >
    > "Wim Nusselder" <wim.nusselder@antenna.nl> wrote:
    >
    > >Dear Glenn,
    > >
    > >...(A definition of causality that includes the words
    > >'cause' and 'effect', like the one you gave 9 Dec
    > >2002 23:53:20 -0500, doesn't seem to me to be of much help.
    > >It just shifts the question to 'what is a cause'.)
    >
    > ...which is why I said "what a cause is" before defining causality:
    >
    > "A cause is an agent which produces or contributes to the
    > production of an outcome or effect. Causality is the principle
    > of or relationship between cause and effect. This is close to
    > a dictionary definition."
    > Glenn
    >
    >
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