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Dear FISers:

In a recent FIS exchange, it was stated:

..."Consider the median plane as the force of gravity, a general, all
inclusive, mediating force. Within semiosis, the gravitational force, that
mediating generalizing force, can be understood as Peircean Thirdness...the
establishment of normative habits. So, a force that is active, without the
constraints of the median plane/gravity/Thirdness - is abduction. I also
call this action of freedom from Thirdness, 'attraction' - and there are as
we know, different kinds of attractors. If a force doesn't find constraint,
ie, doesn't become controlled by the mediation of gravity/Thirdness, then
the energy/mass potential will rapidly dissipate."....

Well, that did it! At least to me, a practicing research physicist and
instructor for nearly 50 years, this reads like complete nonsense. I thought
FIS 2002 was about elucidating the elusive concept of information and
finding a rigorous scientific definition. Indeed, I enjoyed the first part
of the FIS discussion very much, because it seemed to be on the right track.
But now, in my opinion, the discussion has turned exclusively to
philosophical semantics. In all fourthness, I hope this will only be a
temporary abduction.

Cheers,
        
Juan

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Received on Thu Jul 18 20:06:10 2002