Limits of Science

[The Cats Venm]

welcome to my ignore list, moron.

He wasn't already on your ignore list?

 

[Iacchus]

With completely idiotic statements like this, it's obvious that having a reasoned discussion with you is nigh-impossible. YOu are simply too stupid or too argumentative to reason with, either way... welcome to my ignore list, moron.

Dumb di dumb dumb ... But why call me stupid?

 

[scribble]

With completely idiotic statements like this, it's obvious that having a reasoned discussion with you is nigh-impossible. YOu are simply too stupid or too argumentative to reason with, either way... welcome to my ignore list, moron.

Date's Incoherence Principle rears its ugly head.

 

[Iacchus]

Date's Incoherence Principle rears its ugly head.

What is coherence? Does that have anything to do with the meaning, which comes in loud and clear? In which case I agree, some things are more coherent than others.

 

[scribble]

What is coherence?

Why am I not surprised you're unfamiliar with <a href=http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=coherence> the concept?</a> Not surprised at all.

Does that have anything to do with the meaning,

I wouldn't know, since using italics to emphasize a word generally suggests you are using it in a manner that is not it's usual sense. Explain what you mean by meaning, and I can answer that.

If you mean meaning in the way most of us mean meaning, then the only meaningful answer is "No, it hasn't got jack ◊◊◊◊ to do with meaning, ignoramus." (*)

If you didn't have such an aversion to actually seeking knowledge, then perhaps you'd be more familiar with the dictionary, and our English lexicon by proxy.

And hey, the more familiar you are with language, the more likely you are to bloom into the Sophist you're dying to be!

 

[Iacchus]

Why am I not surprised you're unfamiliar with <a href=http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=coherence> the concept?</a> Not surprised at all.

Just a concept huh? That you like to bash people over the head with? Yeah right!

 

[scribble]

Just a concept huh?
That you like to bash people over the head with? Yeah right!

?? What the hell does that mean? All of mathematics is "just a concept," too. I've spent much of my time at JREF "bashing people over the head" with that, too.


Man, it must suck to be so willfully ignorant.

 

[Iacchus]

Go ahead and publish it (if you can find someone willing to do so). No matter if it's total bunk or something profound, you can at least get a buck or two for it, eh?

PERSONAL OPINION: Every book is worth something, even if only to be a counter-example of some sort. All knowledge is good, even 'bad' knowledge.

What could it hurt?

Easier said than done! I don't have the resources to do it myself (time, energy and whatever), neither can I see myself going through the regular channels to get it published. But one of these days, who knows?

 

[scribble]

I don't have the resources to do it myself (time, energy and whatever),

You're mostly lacking in the "whatever" part.

neither can I see myself going through the regular channels to get it published.

Yeah, if I were you, I'd be worried about that, too. Fortunately, there's a lot of alternative presses out there. And who knows, maybe you could get it published by a mainstream press. There's a lot of crap being pushed these days.

 

[Wudang]

Are you referring to the material world here or, the spiritual world? Because the materialists fail miserably when it comes to explaining the latter.

Priceless! That settles my question about why you're boring, thanks.

 

[Iacchus]

You're mostly lacking in the "whatever" part.

Yeah, if I were you, I'd be worried about that, too. Fortunately, there's a lot of alternative presses out there. And who knows, maybe you could get it published by a mainstream press. There's a lot of crap being pushed these days.

Did you know that there was a difference between "inciteful" and "insightful?" Yeah, but you're not me.

 

[scribble]

Did you know that there was a difference between "inciteful" and "insightful?"

Another vocabulary question? Seriously, man, get a dictionary.

Even better than that, I know there still *is* a difference between the two terms. Go check www.dictionary.com -- you'll see I'm right.

Yeah, but you're not me.

"There, but for the grace of God, go I."

(In other words, thank freaking goodness I'm not you.)

 

[Iacchus]

You sure complain about things a lot don't you?

 

[Radrook]

You sure complain about things a lot don't you?

That's what happens when the mind is put on hold for too long a time--the gears no longer mesh and the person tends to remain stuck in the complaining mode.

 

[dmarker]

Did you know that there was a difference between "inciteful" and "insightful?" Yeah, but you're not me.

Yes, "insightful" is a real word; "inciteful" is a word that you made up.

 

[Z]

Iacchus, there are more than enough companies, large and small, that publish philosophical and metaphysical works. If Silver RavenWolf can get all of her garbage printed, I'm sure you can get someone to hammer out your manifesto.

Another alternative is, start small, say at a local college. College printers will sometimes tackle works that others won't.

Rad - if what you said were true, you'd never stop complaining.

 

[Iacchus]

Yes, "insightful" is a real word; "inciteful" is a word that you made up.

How about the notion of an inciteful crowd? Where they're just about to riot at any moment? Or how about inciteable? Of course that's not in the dictionary either. Eh, oh well.

 

[Radrook]

That's worse than my mortal sin of spelling hooves as hoolves.

 

[Dancing David]

Are you referring to the material world here or, the spiritual world? Because the materialists fail miserably when it comes to explaining the latter.

I disagree, it is the spiritualists who can not explain what they espouse!

Like if there is the 'universal transcendent' how does my sould know to hang out with my body?
Why doesn't it hang out with yours?

 

[dmarker]

How about the notion of an inciteful crowd? Where they're just about to riot at any moment? Or how about inciteable? Of course that's not in the dictionary either. Eh, oh well.

Nope, it isn't.

To incite is to move to action; to stir up; to rouse; to spur or urge on.