Re: atomic

Bob Badour wrote:
...
> My point was even when operations seem to expose some structure, the
> structure does not need to physically exist anywhere. If we are "seeing
> internal structure" as David says, that structure may be a figment of
> our imagination.
>
> He seemed to suggest we need to have some formal way to see physical
> structure. I disagree with that wholeheartedly.
> ...

Yes, I think it is dangerously easy for anybody who's familiar with what's "under the covers" to fall into the trap of seeing the implementation as the theory. Received on Thu Nov 01 2007 - 01:07:41 CET