Science, is (ideally) one of the few (if not the only) human thought processes designed to identify and (hopefully) rectify its own mistakes and in so doing, reinforcing good assumptions - but that's all they are - assumptions and any good scientist knows this. All these abstracted mental mappings of our world are just that, mappings with no bearing on the thing they map. "If you look at end of finger, you miss all the heavenly glory."
Does H2O boil at the same temperature, under the same conditions, everywhere in the universe? We think so, but we can't KNOW it as we can't be everywhere at once to prove otherwise. If someone can - MORE POWER TO THEM.
Number of times any religion, anywhere has ever come out on its own and 'corrected' a previously commonly held notion - uh, ZERO.
Number of times scientists have discovered flaws in the research and conclusions drawn by other scientists, whose theory was disproven, refined or completely reworked? LOTS AND LOTS
It's called 'conservation'. I posed a question earlier about whether or not drunken adults show any impairment if presented with the same scenario?
Nobody seems to know so I'm headed to the pub to do some independent research...
"Gimme a 'black and brown' and keep 'em coming 'til I can't tell the difference!"
I wonder, do drunken adults maintain their ability to 'conserve' when judging liquid volumes? That is, will they agree a quantity of beer poured from a small, short glass into a tall thin one is the same or will they simply drink it and move on to another study? One of say, their navels or the ceiling?
Pfft! What do these chumps know? Ever visit Dobbstown Malaysia? Do you have any clue what kind of wealth the "luckiest man in the world" and high epopt of the Church of the Subgenius has ammassed through a series of divine blunders and immaculate goofs?!
You'd like to think more people had read this great book but then again I'd be happy if they read anything at all, like a newspaper or traffic signs, etc.
Hazel may have been the hero but Blackberry was my favorite of course (being the geek of the group).
He saved their lil' lepus tails on more than one occasion if you remember!
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Science, is (ideally) one of the few (if not the only) human thought processes designed to identify and (hopefully) rectify its own mistakes and in so doing, reinforcing good assumptions - but that's all they are - assumptions and any good scientist knows this. All these abstracted mental mappings of our world are just that, mappings with no bearing on the thing they map. "If you look at end of finger, you miss all the heavenly glory." Does H2O boil at the same temperature, under the same conditions, everywhere in the universe? We think so, but we can't KNOW it as we can't be everywhere at once to prove otherwise. If someone can - MORE POWER TO THEM. Number of times any religion, anywhere has ever come out on its own and 'corrected' a previously commonly held notion - uh, ZERO. Number of times scientists have discovered flaws in the research and conclusions drawn by other scientists, whose theory was disproven, refined or completely reworked? LOTS AND LOTS
"Long enough to reach the ground."
It's called 'conservation'. I posed a question earlier about whether or not drunken adults show any impairment if presented with the same scenario? Nobody seems to know so I'm headed to the pub to do some independent research... "Gimme a 'black and brown' and keep 'em coming 'til I can't tell the difference!"
I wonder, do drunken adults maintain their ability to 'conserve' when judging liquid volumes? That is, will they agree a quantity of beer poured from a small, short glass into a tall thin one is the same or will they simply drink it and move on to another study? One of say, their navels or the ceiling?
Pfft! What do these chumps know? Ever visit Dobbstown Malaysia? Do you have any clue what kind of wealth the "luckiest man in the world" and high epopt of the Church of the Subgenius has ammassed through a series of divine blunders and immaculate goofs?!
...and seeing as humans are inextricable from nature, why are you unsure if there's a connection again?
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You'd like to think more people had read this great book but then again I'd be happy if they read anything at all, like a newspaper or traffic signs, etc. Hazel may have been the hero but Blackberry was my favorite of course (being the geek of the group). He saved their lil' lepus tails on more than one occasion if you remember!
"Quit your job for Bob!"
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This message has been preached for years but do you think the pinks are listening?
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