Re: Astronaut selection process.

From: Ami Silberman (silber_at_mitre.org)
Date: 06/18/04 

Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 14:55:59 -0400

"LaDonna Wyss" <hpywife927@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:4821518f.0406171348.3dc5b5c5@posting.google.com...
> "Ami Silberman" <silber@mitre.org> wrote in message
news:<casgug$jjm$1@newslocal.mitre.org>...
> > "Kevin Willoughby" <KevinWilloughby@acm.org.invalid> wrote in message
> > news:MPG.1b3ad01fc9c5bf20989cab@news.rcn.com...
> > > In article <40d1a5e6.52932771@supernews.seanet.com>, derekl1963
> > > @nospamyahoo.com says...
> > > > hpywife927@yahoo.com (LaDonna Wyss) wrote:
> > > > >WHERE do you get the BRASS to call me a liar when you haven't the
> > > > >first clue what you are talking about?????
> > > >
> > > > When one spouts something that is utterly and completely at odds
with
> > > > facts well documented, one is a liar.
> > >
> > > "Spouting something ... at odds with the facts..." is necessary but
not
> > > sufficient to be a liar. If one is honestly ignorant, misinformed or
> > > obstinately unwilling to learn the truth, then telling an untruth
isn't
> > > a lie. It is possible that La Donna belives what she is saying.
> > > --
> > She may fit Mark Perakh's ("Unintelligent Design") definition of a
> > dilettante as being someone who is convinced, after cursory study, that
he
> > or she knows so much more than the experts in the field, who are accused
of
> > just taking things on faith, and who have failed to notice that their
theory
> > is really stupid.
>
> Au contrare. I have never said they "failed to notice." NASA knows
> EXACTLY what went on with that fire. They're just not telling the
> truth.
> LaDonna

Who in NASA? Also, you've pretty much called into question the credentials
of almost everyone on this newsgroup who actually has worked in the
aerospace field.