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Re: May 14th 1940 and few little things
Thanks, Ruy. I hope that I did not give the impression that I believe that these matters can be transformed into and resolved as mathematical equasions. It is just that mathematics, and I include the rules of logical inference, are tools to make clear what we want to say, in ways that can be checked by the other guy. I believe that a lot of the confusion, and even emotion, and even anger, that arose in this thread came about as a result of unclear language. Statements such as "many aviators", certainly when given in forceful ways, do not lead to a lot of clarity. Statements such as "20% of the aviators involved", and in as far as these statements can be demonstrated to be accurate, give the other guy a better chance to agree, or a better handle to disagree in a bizlike way. I could demonstrate that the extreme opinions vented in this thread are less opposing than believed by their proponents, who fell victim to their own lack of clarity, in other words to their own "method" or style. And that's a pity, leading to a lot of energy lost in the wrong directions.
Regards,
Rob
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