home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Path: sparky!uunet!psinntp!npri6!murphy
- From: murphy@npri6.npri.com (David P. Murphy)
- Newsgroups: sci.physics
- Subject: (A3) IS VAPOR
- Message-ID: <6738@npri6.npri.com>
- Date: 14 Dec 92 17:15:35 GMT
- References: <abian.724213885@pv343f.vincent.iastate.edu>
- Distribution: world
- Organization: NPRI, Alexandria VA
- Lines: 35
-
-
- > Physicists who reject (A3), they reject it because they are fanatically
- >maintaining their indoctrination as to what Physics and Science is. THEY
- >REJECT (A3) BECAUSE THEIR REJECTION OF (A3) MAKES THEM FEEL SECURE.
-
- i see. but _you_ are not fanatically maintaining _your_ position, right?
-
- > Physicists who accept (and believe me there are some - and their number
- >is growing) (A3), they accept it because the explanation of some phenomena
- >by invoking (A3) is much more convincing and rational. THEY ACCEPT (A3)
- >BECAUSE THEIR ACCEPTANCE OF (A3) MAKES THEM FEEL SECURE
- >
- >abian@iastate.edu (Alexander Abian)
-
- well, which is it? do they accept it because it is rational or because
- it makes them feel secure? if the latter, you have proved nothing.
- if the former, why do the "rejecting" physicists not find it rational?
-
- >why does water dilute ink? You go and ask the chemist,
- >his /her first answer most probably will be "ask a physicist".
-
- obviously you have not actually _asked_ a chemist.
-
- > TIME HAS INERTIA IS BECOMING ACCEPTED. THIS NOBEL-PRIZE WINNING
- > ASSERTION [blah blah blah]
-
- not yet. please stick to (ho ho) facts.
-
- ok
- dpm
- --
- murphy@npri6.npri.com 602 Cameron St. Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 683-9090
-
- When every one is dead the Great Game is finished. Not before.
- --- Hurree Babu, "Kim"
-