Bi-wiring?
On Mar 22, 11:39*am, "C. Leeds" wrote:
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Wrong. All observations are facts. The conclusions we draw from our
observations may be true or false, however.
No, this is mistaken. Any observation is subject to error. For example,
the eye is easily fooled by optical illusion, and eyewitness testimony
is notoriously unreliable.
If someone says, "I tried biwring, and it sounded better," I can't
come back and say, "No, you're wrong. Biwiring really didn't sound
better to you." Of course it sounded better to him, whether it was an
illusion or not. His error would be to then say, "There must be some
physical reason that the scientists don't understand yet that causes
biwiring to sound better."
This two-stage process—first you observe, then you conclude—isn't so
obvious in cases like eyewitness identification. And it would be a
little weird to argue that the statement, "That's the guy I saw
robbing the bank" can't be wrong. But what the eyewitness is really
saying—and what we must hear him to be saying, if we don't want to
convict the wrong guy—is, "He looks like the guy I saw robbing the
bank." And that observation wouldn't be wrong.
bob
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