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robert j. kolker
Oct27-04, 10:55 AM
<jabberwocky><div class="vbmenu_control"><a href="jabberwocky:;" onClick="newWindow=window.open('','usenetCode','toolbar=no, location=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,status=no ,width=650,height=400'); newWindow.document.write('<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Usenet ASCII</TITLE></HEAD><BODY topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 BGCOLOR=#F1F1F1><table border=0 width=625><td bgcolor=midnightblue><font color=#F1F1F1>This Usenet message\'s original ASCII form: </font></td></tr><tr><td width=449><br><br><font face=courier><UL><PRE>\n\n\nieee std wrote:\n&gt; I understand that physics is based on experimental data, I just want\n&gt; to find a field which is loosely coupled with experimental data.\n\nDo you harbor the notion that reality can be deduced a priori?\n\nPhysics is an empirical science. It relies a lot on mathematics but it\nis empirical at the core.\n\nBob Kolker\n\n</UL></PRE></font></td></tr></table></BODY><HTML>');"> <IMG SRC=/images/buttons/ip.gif BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER ALT="View this Usenet post in original ASCII form">&nbsp;&nbsp;View this Usenet post in original ASCII form </a></div><P></jabberwocky>ieee std wrote:
> I understand that physics is based on experimental data, I just want
> to find a field which is loosely coupled with experimental data.

Do you harbor the notion that reality can be deduced a priori?

Physics is an empirical science. It relies a lot on mathematics but it
is empirical at the core.

Bob Kolker