Generally, as an Engineer, I am very interested in determining how something can be done. A demonstration of HOW something can be done immediately defeats all the notions about Why not. It's sort of the inverse of Karl Popper's thesis of falsifiability. i.e.. you test a theorem to find where it breaks down because that overrides all notions to the contrary.
In many engineering fields you already have a good idea of what can and can't be done. So it's a waste of time determining either way - you just do it. However, generally speaking it is a good idea to know your constraints in order to come up with an appropriate design.
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wsitze
Tue, 05/19/2009 - 16:45
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How Do I vs. Why Can't I
Generally, as an Engineer, I am very interested in determining how something can be done. A demonstration of HOW something can be done immediately defeats all the notions about Why not. It's sort of the inverse of Karl Popper's thesis of falsifiability. i.e.. you test a theorem to find where it breaks down because that overrides all notions to the contrary.
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MWells
Tue, 06/02/2009 - 19:36
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In many engineering fields
In many engineering fields you already have a good idea of what can and can't be done. So it's a waste of time determining either way - you just do it. However, generally speaking it is a good idea to know your constraints in order to come up with an appropriate design.
MWells
Tue, 06/02/2009 - 19:31
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Non sequitur as far as I can
Non sequitur as far as I can tell.