tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793397038214118285.post2738458937927537311..comments2024-03-19T00:06:09.224-05:00Comments on LifeItself: There Must Not Be Peak OilTadeusz (Tad) Patzekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17701598417132574218noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793397038214118285.post-40970777528365038522015-06-18T05:39:54.052-05:002015-06-18T05:39:54.052-05:00Yes, and...? Pure logic is what it is and we agre...Yes, and...? Pure logic is what it is and we agree. The finite volume of the Earth's mantle and the law of mass conservation are, respectively, an observational fact and an axiom of thermodynamics supported by countless experiments. Therefore, on the physical Earth, there is only A→BTadeusz (Tad) Patzekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17701598417132574218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793397038214118285.post-38678238743644704822015-06-16T16:17:55.994-05:002015-06-16T16:17:55.994-05:00Replace :
" This Grand Postulate is logicall...Replace :<br /><br />" This Grand Postulate is logically equivalent to its contrapositive: if not A then not B: (not A = ~A) → ~B:<br /> If hydrocarbon resources are infinite (= ~A), then there is not peak production rate (= ~B). <br />"<br /><br />With :<br /><br /> This Grand Postulate is logically equivalent to its contrapositive: if not B then not A: ~B → (not A = ~A):<br /> If there is not peak production rate (= ~B) then hydrocarbon resources are infinite (= ~A).<br /><br />For, as all logicians know, if not A then whatever, B or not B. This is the reason why scientific theories must be founded on consistent assumptions. For if the assumptions are inconsistent, they are tautologically false, and thus any conclusion no matter how stupid can be deduced from there :<br /><br />"If two equals three<br />I'm an Easter Bunny<br />Is logically true<br />Yet nonsensical too"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com