Re: Big Bang Baloney....or scientific cult?

From: kenseto (kenseto_at_erinet.com)
Date: 07/27/04 

Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 09:28:02 -0400

"Bill Hobba" <bhobba@rubbish.net.au> wrote in message
news:fmELc.10676$K53.7415@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>
> "Ralph Hertle" <ralph.hertle@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> > Bill:
> >
> > Bill Hobba wrote:
> >
> > [blip]
> > > Not another philosophy dude posturing meaningless gibberish as
physics.
> > > 'That is, that the universe is a continuing plurality of existents'
may
> mean
> > > something to the poster but to a mere mortal like me who studied
> mathematics
> > > it makes no sense. Would it be possible to get an explanation in
> ordinary
> > > English with easy to understand examples not couched in philosophy
> double
> > > speak? Real philosophers like http://www.friesian.com are able to
> explain
> > > their ideas in language non philosophers can understand - I see no
> reason
> > > others can not.
> > >
> > [blip]
> >
> >
> >
> > Philosophy is a type of hobby for me. I do not say that philosophy is
> > physics.
>
> Thank heaven for that - we get people on sci.physics.relativity who
confuse
> the two badly.
>
> >
> > The widest concepts of existence are dealt with by philosophy,
> > especially within the classifications of metaphysics and epistemology.
>
> Yes. To do physics you only need a very simple philosophy saying things
> like time is what clocks read or space not endowed with a coordinate
system
> is not much use etc. Such is not satisfying to a philosopher but all you
> need to do physics.

How do you know that the clocks will keep the same rate of passage of time
in different frames??

Ken Seto

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