Re: What is the Aquatic theory?

From: Bob Keeter (rkeeter_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 09/12/04 

Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 19:15:06 GMT

Rick,

Just wondering if anyone has pointed out to Algis that no less than an
illustrious Nobel laureate has commented on the AAH (at least Algis'
version)? Amazing aint it? Particularly since the laureate in question is
none other than Richard P. Feynman of Physics/1995 fame! Yeppers! He
absolutely skewers Angis' fuzzy theory of hairlessness as it relates to
aquaticism, and hominid evolution, with a quick pass on netloon scientific
method, and . . . .
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself -- and you are the
easiest person to fool."

Surely You Must Be Joking, Mr. Feynman (1985) p.343

"Another thing I must point out is that you cannot prove a vague theory
wrong. If the guess that you make is poorly expressed and rather vague, and
the method that you use for figuring out the consequences is a little
vague - you are not sure, and you say, 'I think everything's right because
it's all due to so and so, and such and such do this and that more or less,
and I can sort of explain how this works'...then you see that this theory is
good, because it cannot be proved wrong! Also if the process of computing
the consequences is indefinite, then with a little skill any experimental
results can be made to look like the expected consequences."

"The Character of Physical Law" (1992) pp.158-159

And notice that I DID offer up direct references if you or he cares to
question the context! Well, in trugh Feynman may not have been wasting his
time even considering any of Algis' actual fantasies; but seriously, it does
look as if the shoe fits nicely!

If the truth be known, I suspect that Dr. Feynman is a pretty sharp cookie,
but then the Stockholm crew usually makes sure of that! ;-) Wonder if they
have a category for loondom, since I dont think that our resident gang have
much of a chance in Science and EVERYONE should have a goal in life! 8-)

Regards
bk

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