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Posted by Benjamin Nelson on February 2, 2001 14:08:52 UTC

Mario:

There is no offense here. Indeed, whatever invective contributions I’ve received in this forum pale in comparison to those I’ve received from the so-call "academy." This, perhaps, is a good thing. Nevertheless, the point I am trying to make it simply this: we are endowed by nature to find order. But we constantly bump up against our limits. Just as an insect can only see objects that move across its visual field with certain motions, so are we aware of only a tiny part of the electromagnetic spectrum. But we assume that we can supplement our sense with our minds and with our mathematics. We theorize about frequencies beyond our horizon, the invisible rays of inferred and ultraviolet light, of gamma and radio waves, and we build instruments to detect them. Then we weave stores about how these hidden words must be. And when we fail to find symmetry in the world around us, we imagine extra dimensions, higher vantage points from which the world will regain its perfection. But for all our efforts, the whole truth will always elude us, because we are a part of the very universe we are trying to understand. We are trapped inside the system. Indeed, you cannot have a theory of representation -- you can only represent. Hence, any effort to explain the world must begin with a leap of faith.

B. L. Nelson

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Fact - alexander - February 2, 2001 - 19:21 UTC
- Re: Fact - blnelsonusa - February 2, 2001 - 19:55 UTC
  - Re: Re: Fact - alexander - February 2, 2001 - 20:11 UTC
    - Re: Re: Re: Fact - blnelsonusa - February 2, 2001 - 20:25 UTC
      - Crisis of education. - alexander - February 2, 2001 - 21:19 UTC
Wait a second! - richard - February 2, 2001 - 20:10 UTC
- Re: Wait a second! - blnelsonusa - February 2, 2001 - 20:38 UTC
- Boxy minding. - alexander - February 2, 2001 - 20:45 UTC
  - Alexander, I must say you are over-stepping it here. - richard - February 2, 2001 - 23:04 UTC
    - Cristian brothers teaching physics? - alexander - February 3, 2001 - 00:55 UTC
      - Alexander, You know are rated at the level of Jisbond!!! - richard - February 3, 2001 - 03:14 UTC
        
        Who cares about rating here? - alexander - February 3, 2001 - 04:06 UTC
        
        a word to the wise, if i may - gwynj - February 3, 2001 - 21:50 UTC
        
        Of course, it is easier to read Bible than to learn. - alexander - February 3, 2001 - 23:33 UTC
        
        to clarify - gwynj - February 4, 2001 - 02:07 UTC
      - Oh, come on, now. - stormcrow - February 3, 2001 - 03:29 UTC
        
        Adam and evolution? This is something new. - alexander - February 3, 2001 - 04:29 UTC
        
        Re: Adam and evolution? This is something new. - stormcrow - February 3, 2001 - 04:35 UTC
        
        Re: Re: Adam and evolution? This is something new. - alexander - February 3, 2001 - 05:32 UTC
        
        Re: Re: Re: Adam and evolution? This is something new. - alexander - February 3, 2001 - 05:54 UTC
        
        Re: Re: Re: Re: Adam and evolution? This is something new. - stormcrow - February 3, 2001 - 12:13 UTC
        
        maybe if put this way - gwynj - February 3, 2001 - 16:33 UTC
        
        Re: maybe if put this way - alexander - February 3, 2001 - 19:17 UTC
        
        Re: Re: maybe if put this way - gwynj - February 3, 2001 - 20:13 UTC
        
        Reading the Holy Bible, I found the following: - alexander - February 3, 2001 - 22:17 UTC
        
        Re: Reading the Holy Bible, I found the following: - gwynj - February 4, 2001 - 01:59 UTC
        
        Lack of knowledge is good? - alexander - February 4, 2001 - 03:29 UTC
        
        Let's start with The Basics, ok? - gwynj - February 4, 2001 - 14:39 UTC
  - you might consider - gwynj - February 3, 2001 - 01:34 UTC
    - Re: you might consider - alexander - February 3, 2001 - 02:52 UTC
      - Nice Argument - stormcrow - February 3, 2001 - 03:13 UTC
        
        Re: Nice Argument - blnelsonusa - February 5, 2001 - 13:52 UTC
      - Re: Re: you might consider - gwynj - February 3, 2001 - 15:57 UTC
Leaps of Faith vs. Hops of Faith, Jumping to Conclusions - stormcrow - February 2, 2001 - 21:58 UTC

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