(September 9, 2011 at 11:50 am)Fred Wrote: I'm sorry you think I was being a dick, FNM. Could you please tell me what part of my response led you to that conclusion? You said you thought the scientific method was based on the principles of materialism and I said this wasn't so. You said all evidence was kicked aside because it didn't meet scientific standards, and I disagreed that this was the case and added that people who aren't materialists are also doing science using the same methods.
Am I being a dick because of what I said or is it with how I said it? If it's the former, I don't know what to say. If it''s the latter, I also don't know what to say because given the context of the stuff being lobbed my way, it's hard to imagine how I've crossed any line, so I'm not sure where you are coming from here. Can you clarify?
it's how you said it. I'm really trying to understand what you've been saying, but you feel the need to reply about "what brass" I have and call my view narrow minded. You reply as if I'm making wild, ignorant claims, but I'm just trying to get you to clarify things for me.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
