Autor: Danijel Turina
Datum: 2001-06-04 12:58:31
Grupe: alt.talk.creationism,alt.philosophy.debate,alt.politics.religion,alt.philos
Tema: Re: Messrs JENSEN support Hammond's SPOG
Linija: 48
Message-ID: leqmht8u9nne8nivlu2099c7t2o6jgdnma@4ax.com

X-Ftn-To: George Hammond 

George Hammond  wrote:
>> X-Ftn-To: George Hammond
>> 
>> George Hammond  wrote:
>> >But, there is no "definition" of Water, Aluminum, Dynamite, or GOD,
>> 
>> Water is a substance created from molecules that consist of two atoms
>> of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen, chemical formula H2O.
>
>[Hammond]
>That's not a DEFINITION, that's a DESCRIPTION

:))))))))))))
"Definition" is an accurate description of a term, which serves to
distinguish it from other terms.
This was a definition of a definition, for instance. Definitions are a
necessary prerequisite of clear thinking and reasoning; sophists have,
for instance, played many verbal games that are possible only because
the terms in question weren't defined, for instance the "loss of one
hair makes a man bald" thing. The correct definitions make those games
impossible. For instance, in the Merriam-Webster's Dictionary there
are several possible definitions offered for every word, for instance:

   GOD n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG got god] (bef. 12c) 
1 cap: the supreme or ultimate reality: as a: the Being perfect in
power, wisdom, and goodness who is worshipped as creator and ruler of
the universe b Christian Science: the incorporeal divine Principle
ruling over all as eternal Spirit: infinite Mind  
2: a being or object believed to have more than natural attributes
and powers and to require human worship; specif: one controlling a
particular aspect or part of reality 
3: a person or thing of supreme value 
4: a powerful ruler 

In the same dictionary, a definition is defined (2a) as "a statement
expressing the essential nature of something".

For more information see:
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aristotle-logic/#definitions

Go educate yourself, I'm in no mood to explain highschool logic and
philosophy to someone who claims to have a MS degree. Any scientist
should have taken those things in with mother's milk.

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