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Cliffg37 Inner circle Long Beach, CA 2491 Posts |
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On Jun 15, 2018, Jonathan Townsend wrote: Hi Jonathan, I am not sure what you are trying to express here. What I took away from it was the obvious idea that scientific measurements are only as good as the tools available of the day. I would not accuse Cavendish of fraud. I would accuse him of doing excellent work with his limited means and equipment. The other thought I had after reading your post was that science needs constant refinement. Every scientist knows that if they publish an important work, that someone may improve on it later. Some scientists know they are limited NOW and hope for improvement later, publishing what they can with what they have. ie. Einstein theorized the laser. He even won the Nobel prize for his work. The laser was invented six years after his death. He would have been proud.
Magic is like Science,
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Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27297 Posts |
There's a chasm between doing science and narrating science. If you wish to be entertained... enjoy the Jerry Springer show. There's not much easy listening between the simple sounding ideas and the very difficult work to find out if the words best describe what is.
Einstein suggested the starlight deflection measurement. Same guy who struggled through abstracting a matter tensor and equating that to a space-time metric.. Same guy whose letters put the uncertainty cat in the box... and who struggled to accept that the information in a photon pair is one thing even when the photons are far apart Another round for all at the Errorbar.
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Jack Straw Inner circle Wichita 1020 Posts |
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On Jun 15, 2018, R.S. wrote: Uhhhhhh, I deny that the world is flat, Ron. What does that make me that I deny it and you that you believe it?
Jack Straw from Wichita, cut his buddy down
And dug for him a shallow grave, and laid his body down Half a mile from Tucson, by the morning light One man gone and another to go, my old buddy you're moving much too slow We can share the women, we can share the wine |
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NYCTwister Loyal user 267 Posts |
You reached back six days to cherry-pick THAT?
Well, at least you know what a lead balloon sounds like.
If you need fear to enforce your beliefs, then your beliefs are worthless.
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rockwall Special user 762 Posts |
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On Jun 21, 2018, Jack Straw wrote: Good catch Jack. I can't believe I missed that. |
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rockwall Special user 762 Posts |
"18 spectacularly wrong predictions made around the time of first Earth Day in 1970, expect more this year"
http://www.aei.org/publication/18-specta......is-year/ I was going to copy some of the terrible predictions made in the article but I actually found the final prediction the most interesting and likely the only one that actually will come true. "What will Earth look like when Earth Day 60 rolls around in 2030? Bailey predicts a much cleaner, and much richer future world, with less hunger and malnutrition, less poverty, and longer life expectancy, and with lower mineral and metal prices. But he makes one final prediction about Earth Day 2030: “There will be a disproportionately influential group of doomsters predicting that the future–and the present–never looked so bleak.” In other words, the hype, hysteria and spectacularly wrong apocalyptic predictions will continue, promoted by the “environmental grievance hustlers.”" |
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Jack Straw Inner circle Wichita 1020 Posts |
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On Jun 21, 2018, NYCTwister wrote: Hey, I just started reading this thread today, OK? And so what if I didn't. At least I started from the beginning and read the whole thing. You know, I'm really stunned that Ron believes that the world is flat. I know who the knuckleheads are around here, Twister. That's why I don't come down here too often.
Jack Straw from Wichita, cut his buddy down
And dug for him a shallow grave, and laid his body down Half a mile from Tucson, by the morning light One man gone and another to go, my old buddy you're moving much too slow We can share the women, we can share the wine |
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R.S. Regular user CT one day I'll have 184 Posts |
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On Jun 21, 2018, Jack Straw wrote: Thanks Jack. Yeah I misstated that. I was thinking of the "flat-Earthers" when I wrote that. But what I meant to type was, "Some people deny that the Earth is ROUND". I'm pretty sure people understood it from the context though. Ron
"It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry." Thomas Paine
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R.S. Regular user CT one day I'll have 184 Posts |
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On Jun 21, 2018, rockwall wrote: SEE!!!??? Proves my point. So apparently you knew from the context of a "flat-Earthers" discussion that I was referring to those who deny a ROUND Earth. But you didn't catch it either. Anyway, my point in that post is made. Ron
"It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry." Thomas Paine
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R.S. Regular user CT one day I'll have 184 Posts |
Rockwall, do you deny that AGW is occurring?
Ron
"It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry." Thomas Paine
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Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27297 Posts |
AGW, as in Arrogant Griefer Whines, is a happening thing.
A labcoat is not a clerical collar. Denial, meet privilege. #YouToo
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kambiz Inner circle Perth, down by the cool of the pool 1129 Posts |
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On Jun 15, 2018, balducci wrote: What's your thoughts on clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson, balducci? Kam
If I speak forth, many a mind will shatter,
And if I write, many a pen will break. .....and when I consider my own self, lo, I find it coarser than clay! |
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts |
I finally broke down and listened to one of Peterson's videos.
Zero humor. I could never trust such a man.
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balducci Loyal user Canada 227 Posts |
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On Jun 28, 2018, kambiz wrote: I haven't paid much attention to him, so I really don't have much of an opinion at all.
Make America Great Again! - Trump in 2020 ... "We're a capitalistic society. I go into business, I don't make it, I go bankrupt. They're not going to bail me out. I've been on welfare and food stamps. Did anyone help me? No." - Craig T. Nelson, actor.
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Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27297 Posts |
Is there an understood performing art of incitement? Measuring responses in tee shirt sales and angry tweets?
Yes folks, psychology is a science. Donate your unused icecubes to help cure global warming. Holding the mirror up to nature... including himself... not always flattered by what he sees of himself.
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