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Re:No, really—consciousness is worth thinking about by mindcrime on Sunday August 11, 2013 @09:10PM (#6197124)
I'm guessing the post you replied to really meant to talk about "inductive reasoning" and not mathematical induction. Regarding the former, it is a well known open question within the philosophy of science, regarding how valid inductive reasoning is.[1]

[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_of_induction

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