ethan@utastro.UUCP (Ethan Vishniac) (04/26/84)
>>I would be interested in a scientifically valid argument >>that the universe, with its complete geological record and >>your memories, was not created 10 seconds ago. You need a >>repeatable test to distinguish between your model of the >>universe, whatever it may be, and the one proposed above. >> >>/s/ Bill McKeeman Science is not an axiomatic system. It starts with the assumption that objective reality exists and can be explored through observations. Solipsism is always an alternative, but it's not science. You can be a creationist who maintains that God created the world 6000 years ago and made it look exactly as though it were 10 billion years old. Belief in this kind of cosmic practical joker is clearly outside the realm of science. Look behind you!!!! No, too late. It's already gone. "Just another Cosmic Cowboy" Ethan Vishniac {ut-sally,ut-ngp,kpno}!utastro!ethan Department of Astronomy University of Texas Austin, Texas 78712