Re: [Vo]: Definition of Appeal to Authority fallacy

2007-03-14 Thread Jed Rothwell
John Berry wrote: Ahuh, and yet no details are ever availible. That is incorrect. NIST has published thousands of pages of data. Please do not dispute matters of fact. I'm not questioning if when a floor is pulled if further floors worth of destruction will occur, obviously it will. The

Re: [Vo]: Definition of Appeal to Authority fallacy

2007-03-14 Thread John Berry
On 3/15/07, Jed Rothwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John Berry wrote: Ahuh, and yet no details are ever availible. That is incorrect. NIST has published thousands of pages of data. Please do not dispute matters of fact. I'm not questioning if when a floor is pulled if further floors worth of

Re: [Vo]: Definition of Appeal to Authority fallacy

2007-03-13 Thread John Berry
On 3/13/07, Jed Rothwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John Berry wrote: Dyson also does not believe in cold fusion. I do not know about these others. But it is not a matter of opinion; it is a matter of fact -- that is, scientific evidence. If these people deny the facts about cold fusion or

Re: [Vo]: Definition of Appeal to Authority fallacy

2007-03-13 Thread Jed Rothwell
John Berry wrote: A ha, so now who is an authority on pancaking skyscrapers? No one. As noted previously, the people at Controlled Demolition are experts at pancaking skyscrapers. They have destroyed thousands of structures, some as large as municipal stadiums. Also, the people at NIST are

Re: [Vo]: Definition of Appeal to Authority fallacy

2007-03-13 Thread John Berry
On 3/14/07, Jed Rothwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John Berry wrote: A ha, so now who is an authority on pancaking skyscrapers? No one. As noted previously, the people at Controlled Demolition are experts at pancaking skyscrapers. They have destroyed thousands of structures, some as large as

Re: [Vo]: Definition of Appeal to Authority fallacy

2007-03-13 Thread Jed Rothwell
John Berry wrote: You say they are experts of pancaking buildings and yet you don't cite a single case where they have pulled a single floor (in an otherwise unweakened building) and had it pancake at freefall speeds. This has happened hundreds of times. NIST and others have detailed

[Vo]: Definition of Appeal to Authority fallacy

2007-03-12 Thread Jed Rothwell
John Berry wrote: Dyson also does not believe in cold fusion. I do not know about these others. But it is not a matter of opinion; it is a matter of fact -- that is, scientific evidence. If these people deny the facts about cold fusion or global warming, and you beleive them, you have have made

Re: [Vo]: Definition of Appeal to Authority fallacy

2007-03-12 Thread Harry Veeder
Jed Rothwell wrote: John Berry wrote: Dyson also does not believe in cold fusion. I do not know about these others. But it is not a matter of opinion; it is a matter of fact -- that is, scientific evidence. If these people deny the facts about cold fusion or global warming, and you