--- 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.
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Good idea. How do you post there?
Georges
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>
> 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 -
>
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