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Subject: Re: The purpose of science
Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2024 21:27:12 +0000
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On Sun, 7 Jul 2024 20:10:41 (UTC), Maciej Wozniak wrote:
>
> W dniu 07.07.2024 o 21:30, The Starmaker pisze:
> >
> > Maciej Wozniak wrote:
> > >
> > > No. All a  measuring device can do is
> > > to display a number.

Incorrect.

> > If you happen to have a ruler, you will notice besides human numbers,
> > but 'increments'...a mark, different degrees.
> >
> > God doesn't use numbers. God uses a knob with marks on it, he turns
> the
> > knob to a certain degee until it reaches the mark.
> >
> > It doesn't display a number.
>
> So it is not a measuring device. Measurement
> is generating a number.

This is Wozzie being autistic again.  Measurement is a comparison to a
standard:  a standard length, a standard mass, a standard frequency.
Numbers are convenience, not necessity.