On 4/23/2011 8:29 AM, Nicholas Leippe wrote: > > And yet these same physicists still manage to get millions of dollars > to continue funding "science" and "research" into the ideas coming > from string theory--one of the most extraordinary claims of all modern > physics. Where's the 'extraordinary evidence' supporting its > foundations justifying further pursuit of anything related/derived? > > That's only one example. Some of the current theories still fall under > "extraordinary claims", but pursuit of the extraordinary evidence to > support them has all but stopped--they are just accepted. > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > I have an "extraordinary claim" that may help quell this "debate." You seem to be bitter and aghast over a topic in a field you seem to have little practical knowledge or experience. To further this with some "extraordinary evidence," you seem to focus on political viewpoints of topics that are not as effected by politics as they are by practical application and rigorous testing in a skeptical culture. Levi has presented rational explanations and your response amounts to "and how DARE they get funding for this nonsense!"
I'm just going to throw out a guess that science beat you as a child and while a pity, your viewpoint on the subject might be rather skewed. Less tongue-in-cheek: You are being irrational and acting like a victim. Please stop so Levi can stop typing well written and lengthy explanations making your position look more irrational than you are attempting to be. Regards, -Tod Hansmann /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
