(December 29, 2018 at 4:46 pm)Bucky Ball Wrote:(December 29, 2018 at 4:38 pm)T0 Th3 M4X Wrote: I agree that it's inconclusive as per your use of the word "possible." Beyond that I haven't asserted anything about the said subject.
Possible, probable, maybe, might be, could have, and the like are inconclusive assertions.
It's possible the monkey can learn some kung fu movies (inconclusive)
It's probable that it will rain tomorrow (inconclusive)
Maybe I will get the toy I wanted for Christmas (inconclusive)
He could have eaten the missing piece of chocolate pie (inconclusive)
It doesn't make any of them wrong in and of themselves, but it doesn't guarantee they are correct either.
The POINT went flying over your head.
He said "could not have" ... THAT was the point I was responding to, and to THAT you agreed.
Quote:Possible, probable, maybe, might be, could have, and the like are inconclusive assertions.
Exactly.
His conclusion was conclusive.
YOU agreed it was inconclusive. You DISAGREED with CDF47, and agreed with me.
Your attempted EVASION of the question put to you PROVES you are INCOMPETENT to discuss the CHEMISTRY.
Stop wasting our time.
Either say what's wrong with the chemistry, OR get back to talking to your invisible friends.
I didn't necessarily agree or disagree with either of your assertions. You tried to validate something that is inconclusive by stating it was conclusive and that nobody has invalidated this man's findings. Okay, well maybe nobody tried? Regardless, and even if someone has tried, you're discussing how something may (or may not) have arisen. Just because the chemist has an idea that was a possibility doesn't make it conclusive as to how that subject had arisen. His studies could be 100% valid in how he performed him and the results he found, but that doesn't make the results conclusive as an explanation for the past.
IMO (subjective), you're both "jumping the gun" with your assertions. (My bad assertion is better than your bad assertion, so mine must be right)
What does that have to do with my understanding of chemistry? Nothing!
Next.