I do not know who you are but it is obvious that you do not know very much about the philosophy of science. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
-----Alkuperäinen viesti----- Lähettäjä: Bob Blakely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Päivä: 30. joulukuuta 2002 0:01 Aihe: Re: Numbers and the Golden Section >It's who he is. I think I'm just growing to accept it. Actually it's >becoming amusing. > >He knows EVERYTHING so he needs nothing from us. >He has no actual advice to give. >He misconstrues everything that is said. >He acts like a baby when his concepts of nature are challenged. > >So why is he here? >Well, everyone's welcome. I'm here aren't I? :) >------------------------------ > >I wish to thank everyone who actually did attempt to be helpful. I was >reaffirmed in some things, heard other things I'll have to think about and >try. > >He and >Regards, >Bob.... >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!" > - Benjamin Franklin > >From: "Brad Dobo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> Just like Don to argue then tell everyone he's out of the discussion as >> anyone's word besides his is "absolute rubbish". Anyone else notice the >> pattern? >> >> From: "Dr E D F Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> > abracadabra >> > abracadabr >> > abracadab >> > abracada >> > abracad >> > abraca >> > abrac >> > abra >> > abr >> > ab >> > a >> > >> > Right! >> > >> > Nature obeys no numbers. >> > >> > There are no recognised 'basic constants of the universe'. >> > >> > Numbers are no more special than we make them. >> > >> > DNA is not subject to ~mathematical~ constraints. >> > >> > Nothing in nature follows the 'Golden Section' - whatever that actually >> may >> > be. >> > >> > "All DNA is subject to mathematical constraints resulting from >geometries >> of >> > the molecules making up the DNA which are in turn dictated by the >> > mathematics of the geometry governing their individual atoms which is in >> > turn the result of several of these universal constants." >> > >> > The above paragraph is meaningless rubbish. >> > >> > While it is true that the geometric arrangement of seeds on a sunflower >> > inflorescence are aesthetically attractive, sunflowers, or something >very >> > like them, were growing aeons before numerical series were invented. >> > >> > -------------- >> > >> > I won't answer more of the ingenuous comments in this strange post - >most >> of >> > which are absolute rubbish. Why? Because I begin, suddenly, to see >> imaginary >> > flecks of spittle in strange mathematical patterns between the lines. >This >> > poster reads what I have written, or gives the impression of having >read - >> > by adding a footnote - and then comes to utterly ridiculous conclusions. >> > >> > He might just as well have written "Blessed be Pi and his Holy name." It >> > would have made just as much sense. Now I suppose the cat will truly be >> > amongst the pigeons. Perhaps a magical doll will be constructed with >> > Fibonacci, or golden proportions, and pins methodically inserted into >> > various sensitive areas. >> > >> > Dr E D F Williams >
