Re: [Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin? / to Fred

2007-07-23 Thread Bosco D'Mello
On Mon Jul 23 03:38:03 PDT 2007, Gabe Menezes On a broader note: What kind of RSS ideology is to be respected ? RESPONSE: In most cases it is only fundamentalists on all sides that do not respect other ideologies. the subjugating or women; such as the instance recently in Goa when parents

Re: [Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin? / to Fred

2007-07-23 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- Gilbert Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Santosh, > > Thanks for reviewing and commenting on the contents > on my review / commentary without reading the > original paper. > Gilbert, I read the original paper entitled "Evidence-based medicine: its effect on treatment recommendatio

Re: [Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin? / to Fred

2007-07-23 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Hi Santosh, Thanks for reviewing and commenting on the contents on my review / commentary without reading the original paper. That is very intellectual and scientific - aint it? With all due respects, your review of my review is to "catch the bull by the tail." Of course you did it all in a

Re: [Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin? / to Fred

2007-07-23 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 23/07/07, Bosco D'Mello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sun Jul 22 17:49:21 PDT 2007, Gilbert Lawrence wrote: > Hi Bhandare, > > You are making a virtue of insulting people and > then apologizing. Then promising not to do it > again. Yet only to repeat it. OBSERVATION: As previously stated, B

[Goanet] Evolutionist? Kevin Re: Vol 2, Issue 613

2007-07-23 Thread rui nuvo
Hei Folks, LOL I started the thread Evolutionist? Kevin but completely lost it to our own Gilbert and Sullivan aka Bhandare here to the point it has become incoherent. What is this "shreephal" aani chaadrila "mahavastra" mhannya paiki aahe! . Is it a musical score Hahaha. Am I glad some of you

Re: [Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin? / to Fred

2007-07-23 Thread Bosco D'Mello
On Sun Jul 22 17:49:21 PDT 2007, Gilbert Lawrence wrote: Hi Bhandare, You are making a virtue of insulting people and then apologizing. Then promising not to do it again. Yet only to repeat it. OBSERVATION: As previously stated, Bhandare is all over the map. The only credit I give him is for

[Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin? / to Fred

2007-07-22 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Hi Bhandare, You are making a virtue of insulting people and then apologizing. Then promising not to do it again. Yet only to repeat it. Are you saying that Letters-to-the-Editor are not selected for their contents in peer-reviewed in a journal? Did you read the entire short paper of mine (wi

[Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin? / to Fred

2007-07-22 Thread Bhandare
Thanks to Santosh's dilligence we now know that Dr Gilbert refers to a non peer reviewed letter as a "short paper" ! he mhanje naaralala "shreephal" aani chaadrila "mahavastra" mhannya paiki aahe! ( credited to P L dehpande) Bhandare ___

Re: [Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin? / to Fred

2007-07-21 Thread Santosh Helekar
One of the virtues of science is the process of critical peer review. Peer reviewers offer critiques of original articles, and accept and reject them based on their scientific worth. Papers that are published can also be criticized by other scientists as well as non-scientists in the editorial corr

[Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin? / to Fred

2007-07-21 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Hi Fred, I noted your post with a smile. Most Goanetters do not think their supurlo Goenkar is a scientist. Twenty five years ago, I had all the relevant papers and their authors' names on my finger tips. But I have also since seen their data and conclusions come and go. So now I read the p

[Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin? / to Selma

2007-07-20 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Hi Selma, As the post below suggest, you are ribbing AT THE SAME TIME eight male Goans and holding 8.5 (one-half moi) in your orbit. You may have overtaken the Goddess Artemis Diana of Ephesus. Becasue of your post below, at least twenty goanetters are now annoyed with you for not referring

Re: [Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin?

2007-07-20 Thread allwyntc
"Sunith Velho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Would you care to list a single axiom in pure science that one needs to believe in with the complete absence of proof. Bhandare has already replied to this. In addition, Wikipedia is your friend: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axiom Allwyn.

[Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin?

2007-07-19 Thread Bosco D'Mello
Our home-grown "dukracho-vhois", Kevin, is a smart-alec. He has pulled a Goveia on us!! Even though he is busy adjusting his Speedo, so as to adjust his tan line, all week on a Caribbean beach(Psst!!), he successfully managed to keep his name on every third message on Goanet..grin-grin

Re: [Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin?

2007-07-19 Thread CORNEL DACOSTA
Hi Santosh, Aristo and others who have addressed the issue of Dualism Many thanks for the interesting exchange. I do not know much in this field but my appetite has been whetted to find out more. Regards Cornel Santosh Helekar wrote: --- Aristo wrote: Santosh, any suggestions for pertinent

Re: [Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin?/to Gilbert

2007-07-18 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोंया
--- Gilbert Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > science. At least those of us who have been in > science for a long time. This is a really serious problem, Doc Gilbert! Now guys, how do we de-addict him of all this Science (with a capital S)? Doc Helecar, please don't rush to his rescue; some

Re: [Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin?

2007-07-18 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Now, I respect your scientific perspective on this, > but your assertion that the philosophical concept of > self and consciousness is to be totally disregarded > is a bit premature. After all, we are now not talking > about an organised religion's view o

Re: [Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin?/to Gilbert

2007-07-18 Thread Carvalho
--- Gilbert Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think the Selma and Santosh are describing two > sides of the same coin. We see this often in > science. At least those of us who have been in > science for a long time. > Arrey Gilbert Irmao, sarko excited zainaka re :-) I'

Re: [Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin?

2007-07-18 Thread Sunith Velho
Every once in a while one comes across a "scientist" like Santosh who, from his arrogance it seems, does not seem to realize that his understanding is, at best, limited. Allwyn, The thing about scientists is they will freely admit that their understanding is very limited(if it indeed is, that

Re: [Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin?

2007-07-18 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
I think the Selma and Santosh are describing two sides of the same coin. We see this often in science. At least those of us who have been in science for a long time. Selma claims that the CONCEPTS in Kevin's latest theology is nothing new - Very True! (both for the concept and for Kevin's ass

Re: [Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin?

2007-07-18 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- Aristo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Santosh, any suggestions for pertinent PS books? > Hi Aristo, To you and to others who have expressed an interest in this subject privately, here is a short list of popular books you might want to read: Consciousness: An Introduction by Susan Blackmor

Re: [Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin?

2007-07-18 Thread Carvalho
--- Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Perhaps, the surprise is because of a > misunderstanding. Please explain clearly as to what > you are trying to say? What variables? What have I > extrapolated into the future? > -- Alright Santosh, Let m

Re: [Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin?

2007-07-18 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Mogal Selma bhai, Kitlem sobit posts boroita! Tuven boroilolem aum zaitem vaztam. Thanks to you and Google for researching the research. Are you saying, we are presenting some one's research on this topic without providing reference? Are you suggesting: What some claim as "configurations of

Re: [Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin?

2007-07-18 Thread allwyntc
Selma wrote: We are going through the same argument over and over again. Just because something is unproveable at the present time, does not mean it will be unproveable sometime in the future. It surprises me that a scientiest should extrapolate into the future with a limited number of current v

Re: [Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin?

2007-07-17 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We are going through the same argument over and over > again. > Which argument? Please state it clearly. > >Just because something is unproveable at the present >time, does not mean it will be unproveable sometime in >the future. > What will be pro

Re: [Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin?

2007-07-17 Thread Carvalho
--- Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The scientific method has not yet yielded a detailed > complete natural explanation for the conscious mind. > However, we know that the idea that it exists > independently of the brain is inconsistent with an > overwhelming body of objective eviden

Re: [Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin?

2007-07-17 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Response: > There you go again Santosh with those words "totally > wrong". Of late, you've even begun calling for the > pastoral exile of people who you find "totally > wrong". > Very disappointing that was coming from you. I had > truly held you in much hi

Re: [Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin?

2007-07-16 Thread Carvalho
--- Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Selma's characterization below of my assertions in > this thread is totally wrong. Response: There you go again Santosh with those words "totally wrong". Of late, you've even begun calling for the pastoral exile of people who you find "totally wro

Re: [Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin?

2007-07-16 Thread Santosh Helekar
Selma's characterization below of my assertions in this thread is totally wrong. What I stated cannot be recast in the antiquated philosophical dichotomy of monism and dualism. The current scientific understanding of the brain points to a much more complicated scenario. Googling for monism and dua

Re: [Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin?

2007-07-16 Thread Aristo
In my opinion, getting rid of the concept of Dualism is the last step from a 99% Atheist (Agnostic) to a 100% Atheist. In my attempt to learn more about the sense or self or "Consciousness" a long time ago, I picked a copy of Roger Penrose's "The Emperors new Mind" but I found it digressing and d

Re: [Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin?

2007-07-15 Thread Carvalho
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Re: [Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin?

2007-07-14 Thread Santosh Helekar
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[Goanet] Evolutionist Kevin?

2007-07-12 Thread Kevin Saldanha
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5,