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Old 21-April-2008, 08:22 PM
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I suspect that Galileo never even mentioned any subject-object dichotomy. I don't think he ever needed such a thing to define the scientific method. I don't think we do, either.
I suspect there is a chance I can show otherwise, but it won't come in some quick statment of his, unfortunately. He seemed to realize just how powerful were the predictions that came from his methodology. [I mention this just in case y'all think there is some real merit in me trying to run down this idea.]
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Lighten up! This is a stellar board! Author: duh.

"The Sun, with all the planets revolving around it, and depending on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as though it had nothing else in the universe to do..." Author: Galileo supposedly.
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