masukuma wrote:tycho wrote:masukuma wrote:Wakanyugi wrote:chiaroscuro wrote:It is quite interesting to 'listen' to non-scientists discussing science & scientists....making comments like "scientists believe that..." forgetting that science is not about belief but evidence.
Today's evidence is tomorrows lie. Even the 'proven' speed of light seems to be in
doubt.Surely it would not hurt you scientists to be humble,
seeing as how many of your words you have had to chew over the ages.
AND THAT MY FRIEND IS WHAT DISTINGUISHES SCIENCES FROM THE B.S. YOU GUYS ARE PEDDLING - The ability to eat words and not feel like egos were hurt or life as we know it has come to an and.
Interesting response from an indifferent/disinterested ego...
i am chewing my words... can you do that? i don't profess absolute knowledge and gave up looking for a coherent theory for all things. i am not afraid to be wrong or to change my mind. i would happily change my mind tomorrow on something i professed today. i trust my future "me" is brighter than my current "me'. today i am anti-B.S. labda kesho i will be pro it... who knows? but for today... i will aptly call B.S it's proper name and this whole thread is full of mystic B.S.
If 'chewing words' is changing an outlook or an idea that no longer fits my experience or reasoning, then by now I should be a very fat man- assuming the chewing goes with swallowing.
But I don't put a premium on words as such. Neither do I believe in a brighter future nor a dull present. I don't even trust that my ego can correctly identify 'BS' and neither do I believe I should hold on to my ego. In fact, most of my effort is directed at removing or reducing my ego to nothing.
Frankly I don't understand where all this sudden tirade from you is coming from. I suspect a 'misunderstanding'. And since you have a negative attitude towards the thread and the mystics in it I guess the best way for me to respond is to acknowledge your response and wait to see if a brighter you can shed some light on what's really going on here.
My only hope is that your aversion doesn't necessarily amount to a gag order.