In order for criticism to be effective, the one being criticized must be willing to see his errors, something I think you have long ago given up.
I'm afraid there is no help for you, my friend. On Sunday, December 29, 2013 6:11:59 PM UTC-5, Edgar L. Owen wrote: > > Richard, > > It is true I entered university aged 15 and earned my BS in math and > physics with honors and a minor in philosophy aged 18. I never claimed to > be a genius though. > :-) > > And Richard, thanks again for the invite to the group! It's a good forum > to try to clarify the presentation of my ideas.... Nothing does that better > than sharp criticism.... > > Best, > Edgar > > > > On Sunday, December 29, 2013 6:02:51 PM UTC-5, yanniru wrote: >> >> all, >> According to Mr. Qwen, he was a child genius. >> On every other list he has appeared the genius still. >> So I thought I should subject him to this list. >> Thanks for coming through. >> Richard >> >> >> On Sun, Dec 29, 2013 at 5:55 PM, Pierz <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Agreed, Liz. His bizarre misunderstandings about block time (it violates >>> conservation of energy) and sundry other statements exhibiting poor >>> comprehension of modern physics reveal him to be exactly what you suspected >>> early on: a crackpot. The question he put to you in which he asked if you >>> ceased to exist at one point on his timeline reveals his basic error of >>> logic. Everything must exist simultaneously with me, therefore there is a >>> universal common present moment. Obviously that does not necessarily follow >>> but Mr Owen has invested so much in his idea (he's written a book - >>> self-published one might assume) that he is incapable of seriously >>> questioning it any more. I guess there are two routes to genius: have a >>> brilliant, revolutionary idea and convince the world, or have a wrong >>> revolutionary idea and armour yourself so heavily against reason that every >>> rebuttal merely reinforces your own view that you are a misunderstood >>> visionary. Ad hominem. Mea culpa. >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
