Re: In an RDBMS, what does "Data" mean?

From: Alfredo Novoa <alfredo_at_ncs.es>
Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 14:55:06 GMT
Message-ID: <40bb384c.4249440@news-read3.maxwell.syr.edu>

On Mon, 31 May 2004 09:17:03 -0300, Leandro Guimaraens Faria Corsetti Dutra <leandro_at_dutra.fastmail.fm> wrote:

>Em Sun, 30 May 2004 11:32:37 +0000, Alfredo Novoa escreveu:
>
>> I am completely opposed to faith and other forms of irrationalism. The
>> Relational Model is maths not irrational faith.
>
> This is OT

I disagree.

>, but there is such a thing as rational faith. You
>use it everyday to function in society.

No, faith is irrational by definition. If it is rational then it is not faith. It is deduction based on incomplete information.

Regards
Alfredo Received on Mon May 31 2004 - 09:55:06 CDT