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04-07-2011, 06:01 PM
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Location: Parts Unknown, Northern California
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Originally Posted by jtur88
How is it "defending science" to assert that we should staunchly object to further inquiry into an observed phenomenon, and ridicule those who possess the curiosity to inquire? Banish "scientific inquiry" that has no visible purpose. Like "What causes an eclipse?" How in the world of that time could that knowledge have had any useful purpose?
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Why am I unable to get you to provide something very simple...the purpose of the experiment which you outlined?
I of course said nothing like the above, so can the nonsense, okay? You have an answer, or you do not.
Apparently you do not. At least you are not providing it. |
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04-07-2011, 06:24 PM
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Location: Victoria TX
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Originally Posted by Grandstander
Why am I unable to get you to provide something very simple...the purpose of the experiment which you outlined?
I of course said nothing like the above, so can the nonsense, okay? You have an answer, or you do not.
Apparently you do not. At least you are not providing it.
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No purpose necessary, except to widen the base of understanding.
You just said it again: Nothing should ever be performed using scientific methodology, unless an ultimate useful purpose for any discovery is already pre-formed.
If that's not what you meant to say, please clarify.
Science thanks you for your support. |
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04-07-2011, 08:37 PM
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Location: Parts Unknown, Northern California
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Originally Posted by jtur88
No purpose necessary, except to widen the base of understanding.
You just said it again: Nothing should ever be performed using scientific methodology, unless an ultimate useful purpose for any discovery is already pre-formed.
If that's not what you meant to say, please clarify.
Science thanks you for your support.
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Nope, and why not use quotes from me rather than inventing them?
You do not need me at all if you are just going to make up stuff and then argue against it.
Anyway, we finally have your answer. You can't think of a purpose for your proposed experiment.
Which is what I thought.
I can't think of one either. |
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04-07-2011, 09:58 PM
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No specific purpose is immediately discernible for this proposed disciplined and organized exercise of curiosity.
Now, do you feel as if you have won? Did you achieve a victory in your defense of science?
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04-08-2011, 07:19 AM
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Location: Parts Unknown, Northern California
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Originally Posted by jtur88
No specific purpose is immediately discernible for this proposed disciplined and organized exercise of curiosity.
Now, do you feel as if you have won? Did you achieve a victory in your defense of science?
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I await my Nobel. |
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04-08-2011, 09:05 AM
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Location: Not Nowhere
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Damn. I was just screwing around with that Polk-Bush stuff.
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