Alexander:

I appreciate more of what you say than I let on here, but you seem more interested in an argument than anything else and I just can't see much sense in wracking my mind just to knock you off your balance. Besides, we've had this discussion before, and to do so again would be like sitting in front of an un-tuned kettledrum. I do, however, envy your situation in that you seem to be comfortably lock-stepped with a consistent viewpoint, and at the same time I can't take your talk as seriously as I could if I knew you were forging it yourself.

Furthermore, we are not going to solve any mad riddles by mounting attacks on each other. Your comments on American education have about as much effect as if I talked about your prose -- neither of which matters a rat's Language Removed. Still, I know you feel qualified on this matter, but you might have trouble mounting a true consensus without the help of a loaded pistol. Besides, I myself am not American, nor was I trained in any American academic institution. Be that as it may, this discussion is not -- nor should it be -- about me.

I suppose I should explain here that none of what I say implies a loss of faith in your brain, but I can't help but get excited when you throw this kind of hash at me. As I've said before, you're capable of much, much more.

B. L. Nelson

• Does anyone need science and good education? - alexander - February 15, 2001 - 01:53 UTC
  • Re: Does anyone need science and good education? - blnelsonusa - February 15, 2001 - 14:15 UTC
    • Science is the method of determining truth - richard - February 15, 2001 - 21:59 UTC
      • Re: Science is the method of determining truth - blnelsonusa - February 16, 2001 - 00:02 UTC
        • Re: Re: Science is the method of determining truth - stormcrow - February 16, 2001 - 01:06 UTC
          • A Perfunctory Reading - blnelsonusa - February 16, 2001 - 03:50 UTC
            • Re: A Perfunctory Reading - stormcrow - February 16, 2001 - 04:23 UTC
              • Oh, and one more thing (or two) - stormcrow - February 16, 2001 - 04:34 UTC
                • Re: Oh, and one more thing (or two) - yanniru - February 16, 2001 - 13:12 UTC
                  • Mr or Dr Nelson? - alexander - February 16, 2001 - 13:19 UTC
                    • Re: Mr or Dr Nelson? - miltionh12 - February 16, 2001 - 14:03 UTC
                      • Not Dr Nelson? May be, Master at least? In what? - alexander - February 16, 2001 - 19:46 UTC
                        • Re: Not Dr Nelson? May be, Master at least? In what? - blnelsonusa - February 16, 2001 - 21:44 UTC
                          • Wher would we be without science? - alexander - February 17, 2001 - 03:06 UTC
                  • Maybe... - stormcrow - February 16, 2001 - 21:36 UTC
                    • Re: Maybe... - yanniru - February 16, 2001 - 22:00 UTC
                      • That's true - stormcrow - February 17, 2001 - 03:25 UTC
                      • Disagree. You never know what new research may bring - alexander - February 17, 2001 - 03:55 UTC
                      • Heck Einstein had to wait... - richard - February 17, 2001 - 23:53 UTC
                        • Re: Heck Einstein had to wait... - yanniru - February 19, 2001 - 15:33 UTC
                        • Einstein never won prize for relativity. - alexander - February 20, 2001 - 02:21 UTC
                          • I stand corrected. - richard - February 20, 2001 - 17:17 UTC
                            • Swedesh Nobel Commetee - alexander - February 20, 2001 - 19:18 UTC
                              • Re: Swedesh Nobel Commetee - richard - February 20, 2001 - 21:11 UTC
        • Reposting an earlier comment you... - richard - February 16, 2001 - 02:57 UTC
        • Re: Re: Science is the method of determining truth - richard - February 20, 2001 - 17:20 UTC
    • To analyse or to dogm? - alexander - February 16, 2001 - 10:42 UTC