Re: Einstein, the father of this group


Joe Fischer wrote:
> On 28 Nov 2005 12:33:08 -0800, surrealistic-dream@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> >N:dlzc D:aol T:com (dlzc) wrote:
> >> Dear Joe Fischer:
> >> "Joe Fischer" <efischer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> > The greatest tribute to him is the number of people
> >> > who try to outdo him.
> >>
> >> Science is all about trying to disprove theories. This should be
> >> no surprise.
> >
> >Science is all about inventing theories that can survive the attempts
> >to be disproved.
>
> It is more than that, cutting edge science is somewhat like
> looking for something, but not knowing where to look or what
> it looks like.
>
> It is the models that provide clues to what to look for,
> and may give an idea of where to look.
>
> A formal education not only teaches what is known, but
> also teaches what can be learned without the frustration of
> looking where others have looked, and the places to look.
>
> So it is a good idea to get a formal edcuation, but
> with full knowledge that some things learned may change.
>
> There is no joy in disproving a model, the joy is in
> finding a model that predicts and describes things that
> hold up to attempts to disprove them.
>
>
> Which is why I claim that most of the antagonists
> here are bizarre egotists, not scientists.
> Some may just enjoy playing king of the hill, but
> it is pretty obvious that some have dreams of fame and
> fortune, and are unwilling to accept that it won't happen.
>
> What I can't figure out, is why there seems to
> be some geographical patterns to the disillusioned and
> complete jackass mentality. :-)

What are the patterns?

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