Re: Dreaming About Redesigning SQL

In article <bn0j82$1gnm$1_at_gazette.almaden.ibm.com>, Paul Vernon <paul.vernon_at_ukk.ibmm.comm> writes
>No, I think Anthony is just saying that he doesn't "believe" in science/the
>scientific method. Or maybe he believes that engineering is not based on
>scientific knowledge!

Actually, I *DO* believe in the Scientific Method.

I just fail to see the connection between Scientific Method and Relational. The former is Science, the latter is Maths. Please tell me how I can use relational theory to predict the future. Without that, relational is unprovable, and hence unscientific.

Note I didn't say relational is *incorrect* - the ideas of "mathematically correct" and "scientifically provable" are orthogonal, and have nothing to say about each other.

Cheers,
Wol

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