The Wayback machine: Time travel on the Internet

2001-10-28 Thread Stephen Black
Yes you can. I've seen this mentioned on two other lists but I don't recall seeing it on this one. So as not to deprive anyone of the pleasure, it's at: http://web.archive.org/ It may be useful for research or historical purposes, or possibly to gain access to a favourite web page gone to that g

Cognitive psych in the CIA

2001-10-28 Thread Rick Stevens
This was referred to on the James Randi web site, I haven't had time to really look at it, but it could be interesting. The whole text is online. "Psychology of Intelligence Analysis" by Richards J. Heuer, Jr., published by the CIA Center for the Study of Intelligence http://www.odci.gov/csi/boo

RE: worldviews and educational models

2001-10-28 Thread jim clark
Hi On Sun, 28 Oct 2001, Rod Hetzel wrote: > When we study the central nervous system I cover the same material that > all introductory texts cover as well as providing some additional > empirical articles for students to read and critique. One of the > discussions that we are likely to have in m

RE: worldviews and educational models

2001-10-28 Thread jim clark
Hi I thought it helpful to respond to this earlier message of Rod's before taking up his later comment. On Sun, 28 Oct 2001, Rod Hetzel wrote: > I am suggesting that both theist academicians and naturalist > academicians can use the scientific method to study the particular > phenomenology of th

RE: worldviews and educational models

2001-10-28 Thread Rod Hetzel
Rick, Jim, and others: I've mentioned in previous posts that what I teach in my classroom is probably not too different from what you teach in yours. I wanted to offer this example in the event that it might clarify the distinction beteen the ontological, phenomenological, and ethical dimensions

RE: worldviews and educational models

2001-10-28 Thread Rod Hetzel
> I'm not challenging the acheivements of the scientific method and its > use in helping us learn more about the phenomenological realm of > psychology. It has been very helpful. - You certainly are undermining them when you assert that they are as equivalently based - on faith as works writt

RE: scary perspective

2001-10-28 Thread jim clark
Hi On Sun, 28 Oct 2001, Richard Pisacreta wrote: > The ones that make me angry are the psych claims- all mental problems are > the result of brain chemistry problems. There are genes for criminality, > homosexuality, schizophrenia, etc. It's amazing how many non-psych > faculty teach psych issues

Re: worldviews and educational models

2001-10-28 Thread jim clark
Hi On Sun, 28 Oct 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Although I do not apologize for being "self-righteous" about > > science's achievements and well-founded validity, I definitely > > regret that it is even necessary to say these kinds of things at > > the start of the 21st Century. > > I'm not

RE: scary perspective

2001-10-28 Thread Richard Pisacreta
> Did you ask him to do a few sums? I'm curious about whether or not >he has the same problem with respect to math... > >Paul Smith My man is full of bizarre proclamations. The planet is continuously making oil so we won't run out. Cars will run on hydrogen. The process will be self sustaining, i.

Re: worldviews and educational models

2001-10-28 Thread RodHetzel
Jim: > Although I do not apologize for being "self-righteous" about > science's achievements and well-founded validity, I definitely > regret that it is even necessary to say these kinds of things at > the start of the 21st Century. I'm not challenging the acheivements of the scientific method