Walter <[log in to unmask]> wrote: if nobody has yet found the answer to the problem, then the previous
research hasn't been worth very much, and one might as well start over.
Actually, that's not so. All the lines of research which have provided a null result provides us with answers as to what it is not. And, it shows what lines of research have been followed and helps prevent duplication of effort.
Mike in LA
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