Re: Manchester Poly? 📂 Archived Message Posted by t on September 15, 2025, 8:36 pm, in reply to "Re: Manchester Poly?" You said: Mathematical knowledge on the other hand is pretty much all a priori...things are proved to exist before any empirical observation...by pure thought. Not quite .. and after thinking about it (ish) for a spell, it came to me .. the common empirical reference is measurement, in most cases. Geometry does not exclusively compare like with like and categorise, but may also involve measurement. Hence Pythagoras theorem based on measurement is in the same stable, so to speak. Measurement is considered an empirical act because it involves the systematic observation and quantification of attributes of objects or events, allowing for comparisons based on collected data. This process relies on empirical evidence rather than theoretical assumptions. I agree w/AI in this case .. Message Thread: | This response ↓ Mandelson dropped as chancellor by Manchester Metropolitan University - scrabb September 12, 2025, 6:09 pm Manchester Poly? - Keith-264 September 12, 2025, 7:19 pm Re: Manchester Poly? - t September 13, 2025, 1:11 am Re: Manchester Poly? - Keith-264 September 13, 2025, 8:20 am Re: Manchester Poly? - t September 13, 2025, 1:19 pm Re: Manchester Poly? - Keith-264 September 13, 2025, 3:16 pm Re: Manchester Poly? - Ed September 13, 2025, 3:29 pm Re: Manchester Poly? - t September 13, 2025, 4:29 pm Re: Manchester Poly? - Ed September 13, 2025, 5:01 pm Re: Manchester Poly? - Keith-264 September 13, 2025, 5:36 pm Re: Manchester Poly? - Keith-264 September 13, 2025, 5:39 pm Re: Manchester Poly? - t September 13, 2025, 5:40 pm Re: Manchester Poly? - Keith-264 September 13, 2025, 5:34 pm Re: Manchester Poly? - t September 14, 2025, 12:00 am Re: Manchester Poly? - Ed September 14, 2025, 2:13 am Re: Manchester Poly? - Keith-264 September 14, 2025, 11:12 am Re: Manchester Poly? - t September 14, 2025, 8:03 pm Re: Manchester Poly? - Ed September 14, 2025, 8:24 pm Re: Manchester Poly? - t September 14, 2025, 9:05 pm Re: Manchester Poly? - Ed September 14, 2025, 9:52 pm Re: Manchester Poly? - t September 14, 2025, 11:28 pm Re: Manchester Poly? - Ed September 15, 2025, 12:11 am Re: Manchester Poly? - t September 15, 2025, 8:36 pm Re: Manchester Poly?: In other words, discuss or get off the pot : )) - t September 16, 2025, 12:54 am Re: Manchester Poly? - Ed September 16, 2025, 2:21 am Re: Manchester Poly? - t September 16, 2025, 2:17 pm Re: Manchester Poly? - t September 17, 2025, 4:25 pm Re: Manchester Poly? - Ed September 17, 2025, 5:40 pm Re: Manchester Poly? - Ed September 17, 2025, 9:13 pm Special occasion that only occurs once a century: Nice one Ed .. - t September 17, 2025, 11:14 pm Re: Special occasion that only occurs once a century: Nice one Ed .. - Ed September 17, 2025, 11:38 pm A step too far on reflection : )) - t September 18, 2025, 1:45 am Re: Manchester Poly? - Shyaku September 15, 2025, 5:51 am Fnar! : ) - t September 20, 2025, 7:20 pm « Index   Searching