Hi, Doug, List
I apologize. I did not take your meaning correctly. I mis-read it
to suggest the absence of historians when you were characterizing
them as members and suggesting the addition of another relevant
field.
Excuse me now, while I remove the upper cover seals from
my brain case and look for short circuits...
Sterling K. Webb
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From: "MexicoDoug" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Sterling K. Webb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Meteorite Mailing
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Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 4:01 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Pluto May Get Demoted After All
Hi Sterling, you really don't have to disagree with me because you have
edited an old message of mine to the point of completely changing its
meaning - with a new meaning I disagree with as well..
Here's what I said: "The IAU Committee has utterly failed by not including
a
committee
member of the class and stature of Saul Kripke. Historians and
Astronomers...but how about including someone with real experience and
credentials in aprioricity who has danced with the likes of Kant (and
usually held his own). I trust they will remedy this, as good scientists
not concerned about who shares their turf..."
Here's what you say I said:
Mexico Doug said:
> The IAU Committee has utterly failed
> by not including... Historians...
> but how about including someone
> with real experience and credentials
I have no doubt that Owen Gingerich isn't the great historian you
researched
him to be and don't wish you to cut and paste my words erroneously to
think
I would have a different conclusion. However, you have edited my post to
appear that I don't recognize the quality of the historians on the
"Committee". Read it. I am recognizing the committee has good
astronomers
and historians!!!
A more valid question is why is this committee needed, not taking for
granted that it is a needed committee. And if you Google Saul Kripke you
will find his forte isn't really history at all, but rather he is the
closest living example we have today of a Nobel laureate
Philosopher-linguist whose specialty is this tyope of issue, and when
words
and concepts are arbitrary and when they are a priori - and when change is
in order and when not, I would hastily suppose as well.
Best wishes, Doug
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