Re: [FRIAM] bizarre Fire Fox behavior?

Oops. Sorry for that. -- rec -- On Sat, Jul 7, 2018 at 11:36 AM Roger Critchlow wrote: > Sorry, Nick, I was sweltering too hard to answer. Been a rough week in > Boston Harbor. And the boat goes no where until we repair the rusted > through exhaust pipe on the engine. Filled our engine

Re: [FRIAM] What's so bad about Scientism?

“By doubt, here, I don't mean entertained doubt. I mean doubt sufficiently profound that one cannot, when one needs to, pursue any course of action. REAL doubt. Paralyzing doubt.” That’s a different thing, anxiety and/or depression. Treatable with exercise, medication, or therapy.

Re: [FRIAM] What's so bad about Scientism?

Glen, There is another solution to suicidal skepticism which Is to embrace scientism but broaden the definition of science. This, I think, is CSPeirce's way. We define good thought as any thought that will, in the fullness of time ... the very, very fullness of time .. be agreed upon.

Re: [FRIAM] bizarre Fire Fox behavior?

Sorry, Nick, I was sweltering too hard to answer. Been a rough week in Boston Harbor. And the boat goes no where until we repair the rusted through exhaust pipe on the engine. Filled our engine room with diesel exhaust last weekend. But life is good when it cools down a bit as it has today.

Re: [FRIAM] bizarre Fire Fox behavior?

Hi, Roger, I am about to experience the onslaught of relatives, so probably not until that is over, late in july. By now you’ll be wishing for heat, right! God what a cold front passage. And still not a quarter inch of rain. N Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of

Re: [FRIAM] What's so bad about Scientism?

Well, of course you know where I stand on this. That description of 'doubt' is useless to me because I doubt everything. There is no such thing as 'paralyzing doubt'. I'd lean more towards Marcus answer on that. Similarly, I don't place 'good thought' in opposition to doubt. To me, doubt IS

Re: [FRIAM] What's so bad about Scientism?

OCD is another condition that might explain a fixation on doubt. Perhaps individuals in very narrow specialties are especially concerned with reputation and will go to great lengths to minimize regret or embarrassment, but I

Re: [FRIAM] What's so bad about Scientism?

It just means that memory and perception are provisional or even probabilistic. So, when you put your feet out to the floor in the middle of the night, do you doubt that the floor is there? I do doubt that it is safe for me to put my feet down, because I know the floor can be obscured by my

Re: [FRIAM] What's so bad about Scientism?

Marcus, The doubts you cite are REAL because we will see you act upon them. We will see you test the floor for something furry. Lorenzo allows you to deny him your bed during a thunderstorm! You are a stern master. N Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and

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Very funny image. Frank Wimberly www.amazon.com/author/frankwimberly https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Frank_Wimberly2 Phone (505) 670-9918 On Sat, Jul 7, 2018, 7:56 PM Marcus Daniels wrote: > In the thunderstorm scenario, he’d likely take his 100 lbs to the high > ground in his own

Re: [FRIAM] What's so bad about Scientism?

In the thunderstorm scenario, he’d likely take his 100 lbs to the high ground in his own bedroom.He wouldn’t want to have his sister, who insists on sleeping on me, thunderstorm or not, raining down on him in some hysterical frenzy. From: Nick Thompson Date: Saturday, July 7, 2018 at 7:34

Re: [FRIAM] What's so bad about Scientism?

And I thought the life in MY house was complicated. Nick Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology Clark University http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ From: Friam