Cosmologist in Lederhosen Spouts Nonsense!
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From: Robert L. Oldershaw on 17 May 2010 23:08 On May 17, 4:02 pm, Sam Wormley <sworml...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > It is the "I am an independent researcher in the field of cosmology" > coupled with the grandiose claims here > http://www3.amherst.edu/~rloldershaw/predict.html > that raise a red flag for me. > > My apologies -------------------------------------- No problem. Many of the biggest advances in science have come from independent "outsiders" John Baez (the ultimate "insider") may be the quintessential Platonic "crackpot", hoisted on his own petard. Best, RLO www.amherst.edu/~rloldershaw
From: eric gisse on 18 May 2010 00:35 Robert L. Oldershaw wrote: > On May 17, 4:02 pm, Sam Wormley <sworml...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> It is the "I am an independent researcher in the field of cosmology" >> coupled with the grandiose claims here >> http://www3.amherst.edu/~rloldershaw/predict.html >> that raise a red flag for me. >> >> My apologies > -------------------------------------- > > No problem. > > Many of the biggest advances in science have come from independent > "outsiders" Name 5 major advances from 'outsiders' since so many come to your mind. In _reality_ every major advance (that *I* can think of) in physics in the last 150 years have been from people who have dedicated a fair sized chunk of their lives learning the state of the art. > > John Baez (the ultimate "insider") may be the quintessential Platonic > "crackpot", hoisted on his own petard. Not even wrong. Thanks for playing. > > Best, > RLO > www.amherst.edu/~rloldershaw
From: Robert L. Oldershaw on 18 May 2010 12:23 On May 18, 12:35 am, eric gisse <jowr.pi.nos...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Not even wrong. Thanks for playing. ------------------------------------- Are you a close relation to Unclean Al?
From: eric gisse on 18 May 2010 11:21 Robert L. Oldershaw wrote: > On May 18, 12:35 am, eric gisse <jowr.pi.nos...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Not even wrong. Thanks for playing. > ------------------------------------- > > Are you a close relation to Unclean Al? Inability to name 5 (or even 1) major advance from 'outsiders' in physics and transparent attempt at moving on by snipping the question and responding to the least-relevant part of my post noted.
From: Robert L. Oldershaw on 19 May 2010 00:08
On May 18, 11:21 am, eric gisse <jowr.pi.nos...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Robert L. Oldershaw wrote: > > Inability to name 5 (or even 1) major advance from 'outsiders' in physics ------------------------------------------------ Well, how about Einstein, Faraday, Mendeleev, Kepler, Mandelbrot, ... should I go on? When they made their early and most far-reaching discoveries, they were "outsiders", especially Einstein and Faraday. > and transparent attempt at moving on by snipping the question >and responding to the least-relevant part of my post noted. --------------------------------------------- Ok, here is something perhaps a bit more relevant. HOW are you going to keep the kettle boiling for the 10^1000 years, give or take a few googols, while you are waiting for it to magically freeze? Answer me that one you 40-watt intellectual. RLO www.amherst.edu/~rloldershaw |