[fonc] Send Science to the Landfill

2012-12-29 Thread John Pratt
What sickness science brings to everyday people! They cannot even believe in mysterious things, such as the divine, without first thinking it has to show up on a laboratory microscope. The petri dish has to exist before the thing will be acknowledged as fitting inside a petri dish. We

Re: [fonc] Send Science to the Landfill

2012-12-29 Thread John Pratt
I want a response from Alan Kay on this thread. Then I will leave you all alone. On Dec 29, 2012, at 3:16 PM, David Harris wrote: What are you on about? How is this related to FONC? David On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 3:10 PM, John Pratt jpra...@gmail.com wrote: What sickness

Re: [fonc] Send Science to the Landfill

2012-12-29 Thread John Pratt
These are larger issues, rarely brought up anywhere except in places where people don't counter the mainstream. How is it that FONC needs to exist? Because people don't consider things like this. On Dec 29, 2012, at 3:27 PM, David Leibs wrote: Are you sure you don't want a response from me?

Re: [fonc] Send Science to the Landfill

2012-12-29 Thread John Carlson
John, The FONC grant is done. Let it be. Please leave your email behavior at the door. As to why science cannot believe in such things is because of Godel's Incompleteness Theorems. Science doesn't have an axiom for it like it does for a point (in math). Find the most succinct axiom you can

Re: [fonc] Send Science to the Landfill

2012-12-29 Thread John Pratt
Science cannot believe X because scientific theorem A1 says... Here is what I know: the theorem of atoms was ascertained without Godel. It was done in ancient Greece. On Dec 29, 2012, at 4:03 PM, John Carlson wrote: John, The FONC grant is done. Let it be. Please leave your email

Re: [fonc] Send Science to the Landfill

2012-12-29 Thread John Carlson
Sorry, I use it too much. What I was trying to say was that science doesn't have an axiom for Falun Dafa, like science has for a point. On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 6:03 PM, John Carlson yottz...@gmail.com wrote: John, The FONC grant is done. Let it be. Please leave your email behavior at the

Re: [fonc] Send Science to the Landfill

2012-12-29 Thread Julian Leviston
I think you've entirely missed what science and mathematics *are*. Deep inquiry into any subject has to involve the divine as you call it here. Go watch some Richard Feynmann videos if you think scientists such as Alan Kay don't subscribe to deeply held beliefs of the mysterious. You can see

Re: [fonc] Send Science to the Landfill

2012-12-29 Thread Julian Leviston
sarcasm But don't you understand? Falun Dafa is the new answer-for-it-all! /sarcasm When will people simply address their fears? We *are* going to die. Julian On 30/12/2012, at 11:08 AM, John Carlson yottz...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry, I use it too much. What I was trying to say was that

Re: [fonc] Send Science to the Landfill

2012-12-29 Thread John Pratt
Ugly buildings. It's all yours. You can have it. On Dec 29, 2012, at 4:14 PM, Julian Leviston wrote: sarcasm But don't you understand? Falun Dafa is the new answer-for-it-all! /sarcasm When will people simply address their fears? We *are* going to die. Julian On 30/12/2012, at

Re: [fonc] Send Science to the Landfill

2012-12-29 Thread John Carlson
John, check out Munchhausen's Trilemma http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCnchhausen_trilemma as to why belief systems as are they are. Everyone has a belief system, including scientists, engineers,and mathematicians. Nothing is firm, including Falun Dafa. Enjoy the mystery of everything,

Re: [fonc] Send Science to the Landfill

2012-12-29 Thread John Pratt
At best, people can get into nerd debates on Slashdot about such things. Aside from that, I think about so-called belief systems and whatever phenomena independent of the people who supposedly have all the answers, like professors and their 4 textbooks, many of which are just codified knowledge.

Re: [fonc] Send Science to the Landfill

2012-12-29 Thread John Carlson
Well, my idea of the universe is my own devising, but perhaps I was influenced by Raelism at a young age without knowing it. I believe my rejection of the axiom of a point is one of my key thoughts. It takes down most of science rather handily. Yes, I did accept a lot of axioms when I was

Re: [fonc] Send Science to the Landfill

2012-12-29 Thread John Carlson
And you let Falun Dafta think for you? Have you say anything positive about anything else? On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 6:27 PM, John Pratt jpra...@gmail.com wrote: I see. So you let other people think for you. On Dec 29, 2012, at 4:23 PM, John Carlson wrote: John, check out Munchhausen's

Re: [fonc] Send Science to the Landfill

2012-12-29 Thread John Carlson
sorry folks, I let some messages slip through that were intended for John P. My mistake On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 7:36 PM, John Carlson yottz...@gmail.com wrote: Well, my idea of the universe is my own devising, but perhaps I was influenced by Raelism at a young age without knowing it. I