On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 Bruno Marchal <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> There is nothing in numerology or astrology which is even remotely as >> flaky as modern cosmology. > > > > > After several statements of this sort I don't see how anybody who > values rationality can take anything that Craig Weinberg says seriously. > > > > That is not valid. >
If it's not valid then I do see how somebody who values rationality can take anything that Craig Weinberg says seriously. But no, I believe I'm a better judge of what i think than you are and I really think that I don't see how anybody who values rationality can take anything that Craig Weinberg says seriously. > > It is not because a statement made by an entity is not correct that all > statements (or all reasonings) made by that entity is not correct (or > valid). > Given the fact that you are mortal and only have a finite amount of time to listen to anybody say anything if you knew that somebody passionately believed that the earth was flat would you really carefully listen to what he had to say about ANYTHING? Belief in astrology and numerology is just as bad as a flat earth. > To be sure, I would not defend that precise statement made by Craig, > I would sincerely hope that you wouldn't defend a statement that was even approximately like the one made by Craig, otherwise I've been on the wrong list for over a year. > Many scientists have rejected the existence of lucid dreams, only because > it was published in a journal of parapsychology. > I have no trouble with the idea of lucid dreaming, even Feynman said he could do it in the 1930's when he was a student, but given their track record I wouldn't trust one word I read about anything in a journal of parapsychology, so there is no point in my reading them. John K Clark -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
