Then try an alternate route. Do not stubbornly hold to justifying the use of nursery rhymes in a no nonsense field like physics (or any intellectual debate). Could you imagine an esteemed theoretical physicist stepping up to a podium in a lecture hall at a university and starting, "Ladies and Gentlemen, Mary had a little lamb..."

What about President Bush on CNN: "My fellow Americans, Jack be nimble ... Jack be quick." I'd vouch for immediate impeachment and committal to a hospital. In resorting to nursery rhymes, you relieve yourself of any credability in knowing what your talking about.

Metaphors and analogies can potentialy give insightful perspective to an abstract concept. Nursery rhymes, however, are taking it too far.

Just a humble opinion.

- Mark

• a bridge too far? - dolphin - June 26, 2003 - 04:44 UTC
  • I'm a strong advocate for freedom of thought... - smartguy - June 26, 2003 - 17:56 UTC
    • I accidently chopped off a sentence ... (correction) - smartguy - June 26, 2003 - 18:10 UTC
    • Ah, but how do we change the world then? - lysithea - June 27, 2003 - 03:30 UTC
      • You're right... - smartguy - June 27, 2003 - 06:04 UTC
        • Thanx for not shredding me Mark - lysithea - June 27, 2003 - 19:55 UTC
      • thank you Leesa - dolphin - June 29, 2003 - 01:25 UTC
    • philosophy - dolphin - June 27, 2003 - 04:24 UTC
      • Alan: "It was very good when Alexander was here" - sillyuniverse - June 28, 2003 - 03:07 UTC
    • www.silly.org domain is for sale ! Good for God and Science ! - whomi - June 28, 2003 - 00:05 UTC
      • FROM the silly? - lysithea - June 29, 2003 - 00:13 UTC
        • Obviously, you don't enjoy conversing with me - sillyuniverse - June 29, 2003 - 04:52 UTC
          • I justed might get blasted for this one... - smartguy - June 29, 2003 - 19:48 UTC
            • define "blasted" please elaborate these points please - sillyuniverse - June 29, 2003 - 20:06 UTC
              • I don't know why you put such emphasis on 'anonymity' - smartguy - June 29, 2003 - 22:52 UTC
                • Mark's opinion is garbage and Mark is an irresponsible jerk - sillyuniverse - June 30, 2003 - 04:48 UTC
                  • Whaaaaat? - smartguy - July 1, 2003 - 02:06 UTC
                    • May 2nd? - lysithea - July 1, 2003 - 15:19 UTC
            • Thank you Mark ;] - lysithea - June 29, 2003 - 21:34 UTC
          • Justed = "just"... what the heck was I doing? (nt) - smartguy - June 29, 2003 - 19:49 UTC
  • Attraction at a distance!!! - robertgregory - June 27, 2003 - 06:26 UTC
• Chess - dolphin - June 26, 2003 - 05:24 UTC