Geez, someone criticized Hawking in this forum and was soundly ridiculed by dmb? I have watched all the Hawking dvd programs available; one more to go. Find it important to know where I am pointing my skepticism. - It's interesting story-telling. Once upon a time there was singularity...
Wallace's book was great! - I can only change myself, which may be the best way to assist social change. When in public I _try_ to spread good cheer. Marsha On Oct 20, 2010, at 6:21 AM, Ian Glendinning wrote: > Agreed. Hawking (media superstar) is part of the problem of current day > science, all he can do is deepen the hole it's in. > > Science will rise to its true position if it winds back 80 years or so. The > problem with science now is that it is (in its own mind and in public > consciousness and media generally) too exalted. Unfortunately, to be called > scientific is to be praised - hallelujah. Idolatry in action. > > But - let's try and do something about it - do as we would be done by. > Look at the specific scientific error in the big bang stuff (I provided 10 > or more links) ... and use it as an example to spread awareness of the > problem. > > Ian > > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 11:05 AM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Sorry. I meant science. It will take much more than >> Hawking hawking its theories to resurrect science to >> an exalted position. >> >> >> >> On Oct 20, 2010, at 5:55 AM, Ian Glendinning wrote: >> >>> Hi Marsha, >>> >>> The Wallace book, I've heard of, but ... >>> >>> Resurrect "it" - what's "it" ? >>> Whose comments on what programme ? >>> >>> Regards >>> Ian >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 10:37 AM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Ian, >>>> >>>> The Wallace book 'Choosing Reality' was enlightening. It will take >>>> much more than a Hawking to resurrect it. It's hard to keep from >>>> laughing at his program comments. >>>> >>>> >>>> Marsha >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Oct 20, 2010, at 5:33 AM, Ian Glendinning wrote: >>>> >>>>> If science is right it appears Copernicus was right all along, and the >>>> Earth >>>>> really is the centre of the universe. >>>>> http://www.psybertron.org/?p=3589 >>>>> (Clue - science is wrong - shock, horror ;-o ) >>>>> >>>>> Ian >>>>> Moq_Discuss mailing list >>>>> Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >>>>> http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >>>>> Archives: >>>>> http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >>>>> http://moq.org/md/archives.html >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ___ >>>> >>>> >>>> Moq_Discuss mailing list >>>> Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >>>> http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >>>> Archives: >>>> http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >>>> http://moq.org/md/archives.html >>>> >>> Moq_Discuss mailing list >>> Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >>> http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >>> Archives: >>> http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >>> http://moq.org/md/archives.html >> >> >> >> ___ >> >> >> Moq_Discuss mailing list >> Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >> Archives: >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >> http://moq.org/md/archives.html >> > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org/md/archives.html ___ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
