From: Mitchell Jones on
In article <86801kFph1U2(a)mid.individual.net>,
Dirk Bruere at NeoPax <dirk.bruere(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> On 27/05/2010 19:50, Mitchell Jones wrote:
> > In article<wAyLn.7480$v%3.4039(a)newsfe15.ams2>,
> > "Androcles"<Headmaster(a)Hogwarts.physics_z> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "Mitchell Jones"<mjones(a)21cenlogic.com> wrote in message
> >> news:mjones-64395F.12240327052010(a)newsfarm.iad.highwinds-media.com...
> >> | In article<htf1k6$gkq$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
> >> | "hanson"<hanson(a)quick.net> wrote:
> >> |
> >> |> .... ahahahaha... AHAHAHAHA... ahahahahaha...
> >> |> >
> >> |> "Mitchell Jones"<mjones(a)21cenlogic.com> wrote:
> >> |> > [snip]
> >> |> O Mighty Hanson! :-)
> >> |> >
> >> |> hanson wrote:
> >> |> ... hahahahahaha... AHAHAHAHA... I have been called many
> >> |> things, but "O Mighty Hanson!" gets top billing and I will bestow
> >> |> onto you for that epic and memorable Honorization at least as
> >> |> many "attaboys" as there are the numbers of years that you have
> >> |> been here on earth.
> >> |> ==== You are a truly good man and a wise one at that. ====
> >> |> See what some elegant apple-polishing gets you.......
> >> |> It beats arguing any and all times.... ahahahaha..
> >> |> >
> >> |> So, in the interest of science, let me repeat for your benefit:
> >> |> >
> >> |> All the arguing and/or reasoning that occurs when the anthropic
> >> |> element or the Self is involved will lead to spiraling and sooner
> >> |> or later to circular "reasoning"... which is where Kant& all
> >> |> heuristic thinkers end up.
> >> |
> >> | ***{Understanding the foundations of knowledge is difficult, but it is
> >> | also important. The foundation, after all, is the base on which
> >> | everything else rests. Hence if it is unsound, the entire structure is
> >> | unsound.
> >> |
> >> | Since you imply that my reasoning is circular, please identify the
> >> | circularity in the following:
> >> |
> >> | (1) The question to be answered is whether the principle of
> >> | continuity--that no thing may come into existence out of nothing or
> >> | vanish into nothing--is true.
> >> |
> >>
> >> The chicken came from an egg but the chicken's mind did not come
> >> from an egg's mind. Your "reasoning" is false.
> >
> > ***{Since things cannot come into existence out of nothing, it follows
> > that they come into existence out of something--which means: the
>
> Well, apart from universes and virtual particles.

***{Attempting to refute the only reasoning by which the existence of an
external world, hence of science, hence of scientific theories, can be
established, by citing a couple of allegedly "scientific" theories,
seems rather akin to attempting to lift oneself off of the floor by
tugging at one's own bootstraps, don't you think? :-) --MJ}***

*****************************************************************
If I seem to be ignoring you, consider the possibility
that you are in my killfile. --MJ
From: Dirk Bruere at NeoPax on
On 27/05/2010 22:56, Mitchell Jones wrote:
> In article<86801kFph1U2(a)mid.individual.net>,
> Dirk Bruere at NeoPax<dirk.bruere(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 27/05/2010 19:50, Mitchell Jones wrote:
>>> In article<wAyLn.7480$v%3.4039(a)newsfe15.ams2>,
>>> "Androcles"<Headmaster(a)Hogwarts.physics_z> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Mitchell Jones"<mjones(a)21cenlogic.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:mjones-64395F.12240327052010(a)newsfarm.iad.highwinds-media.com...
>>>> | In article<htf1k6$gkq$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
>>>> | "hanson"<hanson(a)quick.net> wrote:
>>>> |
>>>> |> .... ahahahaha... AHAHAHAHA... ahahahahaha...
>>>> |> >
>>>> |> "Mitchell Jones"<mjones(a)21cenlogic.com> wrote:
>>>> |> > [snip]
>>>> |> O Mighty Hanson! :-)
>>>> |> >
>>>> |> hanson wrote:
>>>> |> ... hahahahahaha... AHAHAHAHA... I have been called many
>>>> |> things, but "O Mighty Hanson!" gets top billing and I will bestow
>>>> |> onto you for that epic and memorable Honorization at least as
>>>> |> many "attaboys" as there are the numbers of years that you have
>>>> |> been here on earth.
>>>> |> ==== You are a truly good man and a wise one at that. ====
>>>> |> See what some elegant apple-polishing gets you.......
>>>> |> It beats arguing any and all times.... ahahahaha..
>>>> |> >
>>>> |> So, in the interest of science, let me repeat for your benefit:
>>>> |> >
>>>> |> All the arguing and/or reasoning that occurs when the anthropic
>>>> |> element or the Self is involved will lead to spiraling and sooner
>>>> |> or later to circular "reasoning"... which is where Kant& all
>>>> |> heuristic thinkers end up.
>>>> |
>>>> | ***{Understanding the foundations of knowledge is difficult, but it is
>>>> | also important. The foundation, after all, is the base on which
>>>> | everything else rests. Hence if it is unsound, the entire structure is
>>>> | unsound.
>>>> |
>>>> | Since you imply that my reasoning is circular, please identify the
>>>> | circularity in the following:
>>>> |
>>>> | (1) The question to be answered is whether the principle of
>>>> | continuity--that no thing may come into existence out of nothing or
>>>> | vanish into nothing--is true.
>>>> |
>>>>
>>>> The chicken came from an egg but the chicken's mind did not come
>>>> from an egg's mind. Your "reasoning" is false.
>>>
>>> ***{Since things cannot come into existence out of nothing, it follows
>>> that they come into existence out of something--which means: the
>>
>> Well, apart from universes and virtual particles.
>
> ***{Attempting to refute the only reasoning by which the existence of an
> external world, hence of science, hence of scientific theories, can be
> established, by citing a couple of allegedly "scientific" theories,
> seems rather akin to attempting to lift oneself off of the floor by
> tugging at one's own bootstraps, don't you think? :-) --MJ}***
>
> *****************************************************************
> If I seem to be ignoring you, consider the possibility
> that you are in my killfile. --MJ

No.
Your claims that "something from nothing" is impossible is an act of
faith on your part.

--
Dirk

http://www.transcendence.me.uk/ - Transcendence UK
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onetribe - Occult Talk Show
From: Budikka666 on
Who would even *want* to ball lightning?!

Budikka
From: bert on
On May 27, 12:41 pm, "HVAC" <mr.h...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> "bert" <herbertglazie...(a)msn.com> wrote in message
>
> news:824a0864-ada6-4662-9b9d-5ad66c2b9d87(a)s41g2000vba.googlegroups.com...
> Florida the lighning capital of the world has this to say. Ball
> lighning is harder to see than a flying saucer. It fits with all sci-
> fiction,  TreBert
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> You saw a flying saucer?

No but about 7% did and that includes Billy Carter treBert
From: Dirk Bruere at NeoPax on
On 27/05/2010 23:30, bert wrote:
> On May 27, 12:41 pm, "HVAC"<mr.h...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> "bert"<herbertglazie...(a)msn.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:824a0864-ada6-4662-9b9d-5ad66c2b9d87(a)s41g2000vba.googlegroups.com...
>> Florida the lighning capital of the world has this to say. Ball
>> lighning is harder to see than a flying saucer. It fits with all sci-
>> fiction, TreBert
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> You saw a flying saucer?
>
> No but about 7% did and that includes Billy Carter treBert

There were quite a few sightings of black triangular UFOs in the 1980s.

--
Dirk

http://www.transcendence.me.uk/ - Transcendence UK
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