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25 Aug 2017, 6:53 am

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What's up with this?
Did a scientist steal your bike once when you were a kid????? :lol:

Simply .... growing up I had learning disabilities and light sensitivity which caused me great distress in school.

The teachers/kids/my parents made fun of me, as I was deemed "retarted".

I received much verbal and physical force used against me.

More knowledgeable now, after a decades of memorizing information, I rebel against control.

I rebel against phony ideas coming from pretenders that want to use their phony ideas to mentally/physically control me.

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So...if I go around assuming that the earth goes around the sun, and not the other way around,then that makes me a "victim"?

I find it odd that you would commit to a particular idea.



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25 Aug 2017, 8:44 am

LoveNotHate wrote:
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Scientists are mostly con-men that seek money by pretending they know what they're talking about.

These con-men are nefarious and dangerous, because their PHD degree gives them respect, and power over people.


God, what a load of shyte. Do you have ANY evidence whatsoever to back up your, positively barmy, claim?"Pretending to know what they are talking about..." - No, they usually DO know what they are talking about, because it happens to be what they do for a living.

Our best physicists don't know how reality works.

So, when some idiot, con-man PHD tells you otherwise, say, "PROVE IT".

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It could be the case that when you wrote this silly nonsense you had the "science" of global warming/climate change/the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it in mind, where politicisation has occurred to such an extent that there is little, if any, actual science left. That is, however, an exceptional case. Things usually don't get so out of hand, but one can blame others for this, not scientists (ex. "science reporters", politicians, economists, naive environmentalists...).

It's all made up.

That's why they call their ideas "theories".

However, most present themselves like they know how reality works.


Wrong. You obviously don't know the difference between 'theory' in the scientific sense and colloquial sense. I suggest you look it up...unless you're too close-minded for that teeny bit of information to enter your mind.

I find your distrust of scientists intriguing...seems like you think there is some type of conspiracy.


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25 Aug 2017, 9:30 am

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There were one hundred of them-biologists, chemists, zoologists, physicists, anthropologists, molecular and cell biologists, bioengineers, organic chemists, geologists, astrophysicists, and other scientists. Their doctorates came from such prestigious universities as Cambridge, Stanford, Cornell, Yale, Rutgers, Chicago, Princeton, Purdue, Duke, Michigan, Syracuse, Temple, and Berkeley.

I might have to check that out if it's what it's being presented as. I do love it when scientists are willing to knock down any sacred cows and go contrary to cherished theories for the sake of getting the broader community to know more than it already thought it did about a process like evolution.

I think there is a lot in the theory of evolution to be shored up, and I'm sure even more dynamics in its current mysteries which will lead to more mysteries still. Either way though I can't see them attempting a full reversal on the claims that single cells multiplied, began combining into multi-celled structure, and that this accelerated on a J-curve of sorts between 1 billion to 600 million years ago to yield the rich variety of organic life we have today. The details of how that process worked is probably what still has plenty of earlier assumptions open to debate based on the bulk accrual of incongruities in the data. Ironing that out is how good science is done.


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25 Aug 2017, 2:04 pm

SilverProteus wrote:
LoveNotHate wrote:
Lintar wrote:
LoveNotHate wrote:
Scientists are mostly con-men that seek money by pretending they know what they're talking about.

These con-men are nefarious and dangerous, because their PHD degree gives them respect, and power over people.


God, what a load of shyte. Do you have ANY evidence whatsoever to back up your, positively barmy, claim?"Pretending to know what they are talking about..." - No, they usually DO know what they are talking about, because it happens to be what they do for a living.

Our best physicists don't know how reality works.

So, when some idiot, con-man PHD tells you otherwise, say, "PROVE IT".

Lintar wrote:
It could be the case that when you wrote this silly nonsense you had the "science" of global warming/climate change/the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it in mind, where politicisation has occurred to such an extent that there is little, if any, actual science left. That is, however, an exceptional case. Things usually don't get so out of hand, but one can blame others for this, not scientists (ex. "science reporters", politicians, economists, naive environmentalists...).

It's all made up.

That's why they call their ideas "theories".

However, most present themselves like they know how reality works.


Wrong. You obviously don't know the difference between 'theory' in the scientific sense and colloquial sense. I suggest you look it up...unless you're too close-minded for that teeny bit of information to enter your mind.

I find your distrust of scientists intriguing...seems like you think there is some type of conspiracy.

I post often about physicists on this site.

The smartest people in physics grabble with trying understand reality.

What do you know that they don't?

You say "wrong" but you don't indicate you know anything? If you know something, then fame and fortunate await you.

The truth is that you don't know how reality works.

You may like to pretend you do, but people can see through that.



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25 Aug 2017, 2:07 pm

LoveNotHate wrote:
I post often about physicists on this site.

The smartest people in physics grabble with trying understand reality.

What do you know that they don't?

You say "wrong" but you don't indicate you know anything? If you know something, then fame and fortunate await you.

The truth is that you don't know how reality works.

You like to pretend you do, but it's obvious to anyone with 1/2 a brain that you don't.


Do you understand the difference between the word "theory" in the scientific sense and the colloquial sense?


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25 Aug 2017, 2:10 pm

Wolfram87 wrote:
LoveNotHate wrote:
I post often about physicists on this site.

The smartest people in physics grabble with trying understand reality.

What do you know that they don't?

You say "wrong" but you don't indicate you know anything? If you know something, then fame and fortunate await you.

The truth is that you don't know how reality works.

You like to pretend you do, but it's obvious to anyone with 1/2 a brain that you don't.


Do you understand the in the difference between two word "theory" in the scientific sense and the colloquial sense?

Call it what you want.

The smartest physicists on the planet don't understand how reality works.

They will admit that.

So, are you saying , you know how reality works ?



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25 Aug 2017, 2:13 pm

I asked you a very straightforward question. Don't try to dodge it.


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25 Aug 2017, 2:16 pm

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I asked you a very straightforward question. Don't try to dodge it.

It's all the same.

A human made up idea.



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25 Aug 2017, 2:33 pm

It is not all the same. Since you refuse to acknowledge that you don't know the difference, I will simply explain it: when people colloquially talk about theories, they really mean hypotheses. That is, an idea that can be tested as a starting point. A theory, in the scientific sense, can be described as "a model that produces accurate predictions". So when you speak of all these physicists having no idea about how reality works, what they mean is "we have worked from these models and they have worked to this point, but now we have reached extreme areas in which our models break down, and we don't know how to accurately modify them to continue". However, when that reaches you, no doubt via LOLScience Magazine Weekly, that suddenly becomes "well, 300 years of applying the scientific method got us here, but since we can't explain this particular weirdness, that must mean that "a wizard did it" is basically on par with science in terms of explaining power, right?" Because all ideas are just the same as all other ideas, right? And since words are just ideas tied to sounds, and all ideas are equal, so all words equal all other words and suddenly language is useless! Good job!


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25 Aug 2017, 2:57 pm

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Creationists: Explain this.

Image

These are all real fossils. Am I supposed to believe that this is all a coincidence?

Smaller horse fossils are found in older rocks. Isn't there a pattern here?


Homologus structures, all of these evolved from a common ancestor.

Image


Yep.

Whales even have toe bones in their flippers. Why? What good are they?

Perhaps our "intelligent designer" isn't that intelligent.

Whales also have hip bones. They aren't even attached to anything. Whales have hips ... just because.

Creationists will say "Science is still trying to figure out what those hip bones are for."

... and yet creationists get all cocky whenever actual scientists say "We'll have an answer someday."

Creationists have a huge double standard. Creationists will constantly spout anti-intellectual garbage like "God works in mysterious ways." ... but then they will act smug as heck whenever an actual scientist utters the words "I don't know."

Protip: Whenever a creation ret*d says "God works in mysterious ways." this means you just won the argument. Walk away.

I don't know what the hip of whales look like to be honest, but this may well be explained by evolution; whales ancestors were land animals that returned to sea, and thus they kept some bones that used to be useful on land but are useless for them right now.


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25 Aug 2017, 2:59 pm

LoveNotHate wrote:
Wolfram87 wrote:
LoveNotHate wrote:
I post often about physicists on this site.

The smartest people in physics grabble with trying understand reality.

What do you know that they don't?

You say "wrong" but you don't indicate you know anything? If you know something, then fame and fortunate await you.

The truth is that you don't know how reality works.

You like to pretend you do, but it's obvious to anyone with 1/2 a brain that you don't.


Do you understand the in the difference between two word "theory" in the scientific sense and the colloquial sense?

Call it what you want.

The smartest physicists on the planet don't understand how reality works.

They will admit that.

So, are you saying , you know how reality works ?


Oh wow. How can I even argue with someone who doesn't understand the difference between the word "theory" in the scientific sense and the colloquial sense? Imagine just how wrong your ideas of science and especially the falsifiable, predictive THEORY of evolution are?


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25 Aug 2017, 3:12 pm

SilverProteus wrote:
LoveNotHate wrote:
Wolfram87 wrote:
LoveNotHate wrote:
I post often about physicists on this site.

The smartest people in physics grabble with trying understand reality.

What do you know that they don't?

You say "wrong" but you don't indicate you know anything? If you know something, then fame and fortunate await you.

The truth is that you don't know how reality works.

You like to pretend you do, but it's obvious to anyone with 1/2 a brain that you don't.


Do you understand the in the difference between two word "theory" in the scientific sense and the colloquial sense?

Call it what you want.

The smartest physicists on the planet don't understand how reality works.

They will admit that.

So, are you saying , you know how reality works ?


Oh wow. How can I even argue with someone who doesn't understand the difference between the word "theory" in the scientific sense and the colloquial sense? Imagine just how wrong your ideas of science and especially the falsifiable, predictive THEORY of evolution are?

Falsifable means nothing.

Newton's Laws of Motion (Note: not a theory but a scientific law) were proven incorrect regarding how reality works, upon the discovery of the quantum level.

You do all the scientific test, falsifablity , or whatever jargon to Newton's laws, but it's not how reality works. Physicists will tell you this in a basic physics course.

Don't let con men scientists slap "law" or "theory" on something, and close off your mind to the truth.



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25 Aug 2017, 3:16 pm

LoveNotHate wrote:
SilverProteus wrote:
LoveNotHate wrote:
Wolfram87 wrote:
LoveNotHate wrote:
I post often about physicists on this site.

The smartest people in physics grabble with trying understand reality.

What do you know that they don't?

You say "wrong" but you don't indicate you know anything? If you know something, then fame and fortunate await you.

The truth is that you don't know how reality works.

You like to pretend you do, but it's obvious to anyone with 1/2 a brain that you don't.


Do you understand the in the difference between two word "theory" in the scientific sense and the colloquial sense?

Call it what you want.

The smartest physicists on the planet don't understand how reality works.

They will admit that.

So, are you saying , you know how reality works ?


Oh wow. How can I even argue with someone who doesn't understand the difference between the word "theory" in the scientific sense and the colloquial sense? Imagine just how wrong your ideas of science and especially the falsifiable, predictive THEORY of evolution are?

Falsifable means nothing.

Newton's Laws of Motion (Note: not a theory but a scientific law) were proven incorrect regarding how reality works, upon the discovery of the quantum level.

You do all the scientific test, falsifablity , or whatever jargon to Newton's laws, but it's not how reality works. Physicists will tell you this in a basic physics course.

Don't let con men scientists slap "law" or "theory" on something, and close off your mind to the truth.


Please watch this video:


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25 Aug 2017, 3:23 pm

SilverProteus wrote:
LoveNotHate wrote:
SilverProteus wrote:
LoveNotHate wrote:
Wolfram87 wrote:
LoveNotHate wrote:
I post often about physicists on this site.

The smartest people in physics grabble with trying understand reality.

What do you know that they don't?

You say "wrong" but you don't indicate you know anything? If you know something, then fame and fortunate await you.

The truth is that you don't know how reality works.

You like to pretend you do, but it's obvious to anyone with 1/2 a brain that you don't.


Do you understand the in the difference between two word "theory" in the scientific sense and the colloquial sense?

Call it what you want.

The smartest physicists on the planet don't understand how reality works.

They will admit that.

So, are you saying , you know how reality works ?


Oh wow. How can I even argue with someone who doesn't understand the difference between the word "theory" in the scientific sense and the colloquial sense? Imagine just how wrong your ideas of science and especially the falsifiable, predictive THEORY of evolution are?

Falsifable means nothing.

Newton's Laws of Motion (Note: not a theory but a scientific law) were proven incorrect regarding how reality works, upon the discovery of the quantum level.

You do all the scientific test, falsifablity , or whatever jargon to Newton's laws, but it's not how reality works. Physicists will tell you this in a basic physics course.

Don't let con men scientists slap "law" or "theory" on something, and close off your mind to the truth.


Please watch this video:



This is ad hominen.

You never address my points, but accuse me of being a "conspiracy person".

This is what they teach in college.

If you are interested, I watched the whole Yale university physics courses on Youtube by Professor Shankar.

Good stuff. Watch, learn , and you won't have to resort to ad hominen arguments.



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25 Aug 2017, 3:39 pm

This isn't about physics, I don't have undergrad training in physics, mine is in biological sciences. I was hoping that you would watch the video (though it was a rather misplaced hope) because your distrust of science does seem that way, and I was hoping you would actually learn something about theories, predictive theories and falsifiability, after which we could actually have a conversation.

I am not going to waste too much time arguing with someone like you sees conspiracies where there are none, and try and explain everything from the basics up to them because quite frankly, it's not worth the time and effort as I already know it'll go nowhere.

Call it ad hominem or whatever you want, I don't really care.


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25 Aug 2017, 3:40 pm

LoveNotHate wrote:
naturalplastic wrote:
What's up with this?
Did a scientist steal your bike once when you were a kid????? :lol:

Simply .... growing up I had learning disabilities and light sensitivity which caused me great distress in school.

The teachers/kids/my parents made fun of me, as I was deemed "retarted".

I received much verbal and physical force used against me.

More knowledgeable now, after a decades of memorizing information, I rebel against control.

I rebel against phony ideas coming from pretenders that want to use their phony ideas to mentally/physically control me.

naturalplastic wrote:
So...if I go around assuming that the earth goes around the sun, and not the other way around,then that makes me a "victim"?

I find it odd that you would commit to a particular idea.


Okay. Like me, and like everyone on WP who grew up prior to 1994 (when they put aspergers into the DSM) you were
traumatized by everyone in your childhood. But what does any of that have to do with science?

You were oppressed by teachers and parents and peers because they didn't accommodate your sensory issues and learning disabilities because they all didn't know any better and they all thought you were a malingerer of bad character who needed to be abused. But science has advanced since then and now the world knows better. Knows that there are such things as learning disabilities and sensory issues. The advance of knowledge (science) was your liberation (or would have been your liberation had you lived in a slightly later time). You were oppressed in grade school because of the LACK of science that existed at that time.

The lack of science oppressed you. The increase in science freed you.

But in your mind it looks like you have twisted it around, and are now telling us that scientists somehow oppressed you in childhood. Other kids and parents and teachers were the villians. Not scientists. And later advances made by scientists were what would have freed you.

So you're contradicting yourself.