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Scientific heresy : Comments

By Matt Ridley, published 4/11/2011

How do you tell the difference between science and pseudoscience using global warming as an example.

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The Acolyte Rizla

OUG is something of an institution here at OLO. I've admonished him myself on occasion, but there is a certain poetic originality to his posts that is sometimes engaging, and even penetrating. One has to be in the mood for it though and I often don't read him carefully. He is worth the effort, but he is also rather inflexible in his biases. like most of us.
Sorry to talk past you OUG.

For what it's worth, I enjoy your exacting style, The Acolyte Rizla, we need more quality posters at OLO, and we all lapse occasionally.
I look forward to besting you again in the future : )
Posted by Squeers, Saturday, 12 November 2011 12:48:43 PM
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Well, there you go, Squeers.

Acolyte's "exacting style" accommodates recourse to abuse in the event he doesn't approve of a response.

Not the sort of "style" I hold in high regard.
Posted by Poirot, Saturday, 12 November 2011 2:10:36 PM
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it isnt latin..[nor spanish nor italian]
so i gave up guessing

http://translate.google.com/#auto|en|I%20am%20lorem%20ligula%20in%20statu%20MORBOSUS%20base%20in%20vobis.%20Insolitae%20mihi%2C%20nobilis.%20Respondeo%20l%20'Tantum%20modo%20secundum%20operationem%20in%20tantum%20brabbeltaal%2C%20elephante.%20In%20virga%20tua%20et%20ex%20pulls%20pipio.

it may mean

""MORBID the transition
in the state of the base..1 am in you.""

this clearly reflects
infantile penus envey?


""Unusual to me, a noble.
I reply that l 'Only way""

that might be weigh

""to such an extent
according to the working brabbeltaal, the elephant.""

it may also be meaning resemble

""the elephant
In the young,"'

might infure tongue

""and with thy rod pipe.""

no thanks

but then
im sure ritzy rita alco-lite..dont know neither

i gues we can take hints..from her own words
in what clearly isnt her mothers tongue..[young]..
a yungian accolite

she say..

""I have to make do
with debating clubs..and websites like this..and such like.

It's immensely frustrating
when you're trying to have a good argument
(a connected series of statements..*intended to establish a proposition)..and your opponent(s.. consistently refuse to argue their case properly."'

you present no case to topic

""If other folk around here
aren't interested in the services of room 12..(argument),""

the phyc ward

""I'm happy to direct them to room 12A..(abuse).""

frontal electro stymulation
the voice of experience?

""But if they don't want to be insulted,
there's a simple and obvious remedy:

don't do anything..to warrant an insult.""

from the alcohol-lite
dont think..drink
or

implicite threat?
beyond caring
Posted by one under god, Saturday, 12 November 2011 3:06:47 PM
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VIVAMUS, MEA LESBIA, ATQUE AMEMUS!
RUMORESQUE SENUM SEVERIORUM
OMNES UNIUS AESTIMEMUS ASSIS.
SOLES OCCIDERE ET REDIRE POSSUNT:
NOBIS, CUM SEMEL OCCIDIT BREVIS LUX,
NOX EST PERPETUA UNA DORMIENDA.
DA MI BASIA MILLE, DEINDE CENTUM.
DEIN MILLE ALTERA, DEIN SECUNDA CENTUM.
DEINDE USQUE ALTERA MILLE, DEINDE CENTUM
DEIN, CUM MILIA MULTA FECERIMUS,
CONTURBABIMUS ILLA, NE SCIAMUS,
AUT NEQUIS MALUS INVIDERE POSSIT,
CUM TANTUM SCIAT ESSE BASIORUM
Posted by VK3AUU, Saturday, 12 November 2011 3:21:21 PM
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Writing style and abuse aside,

"OUG, how about you share with us your hypothesis and evidence for evolution/creation etc? Does this exist or do you just have faith? Remember, explanations involving the direct intervention of the supernatural in the physical world are not falsifiable, thus not acceptable."

OUG simply fails to rise to the challenge of putting forward his own theory/arguments.
It is easy to state that you don't believe that others are correct, but then you must state a superior theory. If not then you lose any credibility that you have left.
Posted by Stezza, Sunday, 13 November 2011 4:52:36 AM
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Stezza. The problem seems to be that there are those people who for what ever reason can't accept real science. It is like trying to argue religion, just a futile exercise. Once you try to argue against faith it is like trying to make a building out of jelly. Even when concrete evidence is staring them in the face, there seems to be this impenetrable wall of disbelief. They can't explain the basis for their irrational beliefs because their ideas are just based on faith.

David
Posted by VK3AUU, Sunday, 13 November 2011 8:18:59 AM
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