Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 16:33:19 +0100
Subject: Re: Epistemology & Politics - Text
From: michaelP <michael-AT-sandwich-de-sign.co.uk>


on 16/9/03 2:59 pm, GEVANS613-AT-aol.com at GEVANS613-AT-aol.com wrote:

> We are not concerned here with 'thought experiments' > either Pennamacoorean
>> or Einsteinean, or whether this orbit is observed differently by the  little
>> green men on Alpha Centauri from Quinn the Eskimo  standing by the North
>> Pole. 
>> 

So much for Relativity then! You reject one of the two greatest scientific
revolutions in modern times, which was precisely about considering all
possible states of motion and position of the observer or the observational
equipments: thus spake the great scientist -- Jud. Have you read Einstein or
just anecdotes from those who little understand anything except what appears
in sensation or scandal rags in big bold type? When you say "We are not
concerned here with 'thought experiments'", which "we" is this? Without such
'thought experiments' Galileo would not have conceived of the Tower of Pisa
experiment to show that the velocity of a freely falling body does not
depend on its mass; the thought experiment was the one concerning the
'inclined plane' -- heard of it, matey? Much of Einstein's extraordinary
genius lay in the setting up of such thought experiments and then framing
and structuring tests of the predictions based upon the results of such...
and you, you simply sit there and reject! Such a combination of ignorance,
arrogance (agnorance) and bitterness is impressively breathtaking, and such
rejection is done out of hand, with no reasoning, and with some bogus
assumption of community and consensus ("we") to back up the lack of grounds
and reason. Humph!!!

This is nothing to do with the fact that I like your spirit; if only this
spirit was backed up by knowledge, humility and love.

regards

mP



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