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Old 10-11-2007, 01:47 PM
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Rebut what you said. Hm. What was there to rebut?

The only assertion that was falsifiable was the first, about math being a science. It is not. Science is empirically tested for evidence of veracity. Mathematics is not.
And what is a hypothesis?

Webster disagrees with you:

Science: c; a branch of knowledge or study, especially one concerned with establishing and systematizing facts, principles, and methods as by experiments and hypothesis. ex: the science of mathematics.

As for rebutting or not, whether or not there is any prudence in establishing some sort of socialized medicine (shudder) is a matter far from settled. My thought is to have a sort of sliding scale, where well to do people would be free to access higher quality, more expensive care if they wish, with neighborhood clinics established to provide preventative care for lower income people, something that has been demonstrated to save much monies over the long haul.

I forget exactly, but we spend more per captia on health care in the US than anywhere else but are something like 15th or worse in quality of outcomes.
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