--- On Tue, 8/26/08, archytas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: archytas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [epistemology 9272] Re: Physics in Time and Time in Physics > To: "Epistemology" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 4:01 AM > Wouldn't it be simpler to post directly to the Maligant > Absurdity site > Georges? It might save some time. ============== G: Please do. It would be interesting to see how he is received. Georges. ============== > > On 25 Aug, 16:42, adrf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > With 12,820,000,000 websites devoted to time, > 33,900,000 alternative swcience and 171,000,000 > > to "the problem of time" one wonders how > many windmills Don Quixote attacked. I'll leave you > > with his quote: > > "An excellent scholar: One that hath a head > fill'd with calves' brains without any sage in > > them." Daniel Webster > > And l'll leave you with the following selection: > > > > > http://www.psych.upenn.edu/~mims/FUNNY/scientificjargon.html > > Scientific Jargon Dyrk Schingman Oregon State > University. > > After several years of studying and hard work, I have > finally learned scientific jargon. The > > following list of phrases and their definitions will > help you to understand that mysterious > > language of science and medicine. > > "IT HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN..." > > I didn't look up the original reference. > > "A DEFINITE TREND IS EVIDENT..." > > These data are practically useless. > > "WHILE IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE > DEFINITE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS..." > > An unsuccessful experiment, but I still hope to get it > published. > > "THREE OF THE SAMPLES WERE CHOSEN FOR DETAILED > STUDY..." > > The other results didn't make any sense. > > "TYPICAL RESULTS ARE SHOWN..." > > This is the prettiest graph. > > "THESE RESULTS WILL BE IN A SUBSEQUENT > REPORT..." > > I might get around to this sometime, if pushed/funded. > > "THE MOST RELIABLE RESULTS ARE OBTAINED BY > JONES..." > > He was my graduate student; his grade depended on > this. > > "IN MY EXPERIENCE..." > > Once. > > "IN CASE AFTER CASE..." > > Twice. > > "IN A SERIES OF CASES..." > > Thrice. > > "IT IS BELIEVED THAT..." > > I think. > > "IT IS GENERALLY BELIEVED THAT..." > > A couple of other guys think so too. > > "CORRECT WITHIN AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE..." > > Wrong. > > "ACCORDING TO THE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS..." > > Rumor has it. > > "A STATISTICALLY ORIENTED PROJECTION OF THE > SIGNIFICANCE OF THESE FINDINGS..." > > A wild guess. > > "A CAREFUL ANALYSIS OF OBTAINABLE DATA..." > > Three pages of notes were obliterated when I knocked > over a glass of beer. > > "IT IS CLEAR THAT MUCH ADDITIONAL WORK WILL BE > REQUIRED BEFORE A COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF THIS > > PHENOMENA OCCURS..." > > I don't understand it. > > "AFTER ADDITIONAL STUDY BY MY COLLEAGUES..." > > They don't understand it either. > > "THANKS ARE DUE TO JOE BLOTZ FOR ASSISSTANCE WITH > THE EXPERIMENT AND ANDREA SCHAEFFER FOR > > VALUABLE DISCUSSIONS..." > > Mr. Blotz did the experiment and Ms. Schaeffer > explained to me what it meant. > > "A HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT AREA FOR EXPLORATORY > STUDY..." > > A totally useless topic selected by my committee. > > "IT IS HOPED THAT THIS STUDY WILL STIMULATE > FURTHER INVESTIGATION IN THIS FIELD..." > > I quit. > > > > Adrian. > > > > > > > > Georges Metanomski wrote: > > > I've been asked to comment on evolution of > the concept of > > > Time in Physics and wrote a sketchy outline > > > "UNFOLDING OF PHYSICS IN TIME AND OF TIME IN > PHYSICS" > > > which I copy here. > > > It's also available in:- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Epistemology" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/epistemology?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
