What makes a good scientist?
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From: Kevin on 29 Mar 2010 18:18 On Mar 29, 8:30 am, "Daniel T." <danie...(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > John Jones <jonescard...(a)btinternet.com> wrote: > > There are only two kinds of scientist. > > > One kind is the monkey-scientist. The monkey-scientist is noisy and > > leaps from stone to branch posturing, grinning and gibbering to > > onlookers, who are awestruck by this real-time display of science in action. > > > The other kind of scientist is the bone-rattler. The bone-rattler is > > silent and shakes a rattle at dissent or inquiry. Onlookers are > > impressed by this display as it reminds them of the hidden strengths of > > science. > > There are lots of kinds of scientists, but to the question "What makes a > good scientist?" my answer is "objectivity." I would normally associate objectivity with the field of law... I once posted that not being certified to be objective should ply in my favor.
From: Kevin on 29 Mar 2010 18:20 On Mar 28, 6:04 pm, Immortalist <reanimater_2...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > On Mar 28, 3:33 pm, John Jones <jonescard...(a)btinternet.com> wrote: > > [2] - In a more restricted sense, a scientist is an individual who > uses the scientific method. The person may be an expert in one or > more areas of science. That's what I was going to post... except I would have said that a scientist is anyone who loves the scientific method.
From: Mark Earnest on 29 Mar 2010 21:20 "Kevin" <barry196263(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:6d3300c7-a198-4d08-a258-4618df7a91ff(a)i25g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... On Mar 28, 5:58 pm, "Mark Earnest" <gmearn...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > "John Jones" <jonescard...(a)btinternet.com> wrote in message > > news:hoolgj$3k9$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > > There are only two kinds of scientist. > > > One kind is the monkey-scientist. The monkey-scientist is noisy and > > leaps > > from stone to branch posturing, grinning and gibbering to onlookers, who > > are awestruck by this real-time display of science in action. > > > The other kind of scientist is the bone-rattler. The bone-rattler is > > silent and shakes a rattle at dissent or inquiry. Onlookers are > > impressed > > by this display as it reminds them of the hidden strengths of science. > > A scientist is an esteemed colleague that patronizes other scientists > in order to have the same returned to himself, with little regard > for reality. In other words, scientists derive incentive from flattery... sounds like yours scientists are prone to delusional thinking. ***Hmmm...my very own scientists. Driven by ego all the way. Don't think so? Try to reason with one.
From: ta on 29 Mar 2010 23:05 On Mar 29, 9:30 am, "Daniel T." <danie...(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > John Jones <jonescard...(a)btinternet.com> wrote: > > There are only two kinds of scientist. > > > One kind is the monkey-scientist. The monkey-scientist is noisy and > > leaps from stone to branch posturing, grinning and gibbering to > > onlookers, who are awestruck by this real-time display of science in action. > > > The other kind of scientist is the bone-rattler. The bone-rattler is > > silent and shakes a rattle at dissent or inquiry. Onlookers are > > impressed by this display as it reminds them of the hidden strengths of > > science. > > There are lots of kinds of scientists, but to the question "What makes a > good scientist?" my answer is "objectivity." Good answer. And interestingly, it is that same quality which makes a good spiritualist (for lack of a better term).
From: Yap on 29 Mar 2010 23:13
On Mar 29, 5:58 am, "Mark Earnest" <gmearn...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > "John Jones" <jonescard...(a)btinternet.com> wrote in message > > news:hoolgj$3k9$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > > There are only two kinds of scientist. > > > One kind is the monkey-scientist. The monkey-scientist is noisy and leaps > > from stone to branch posturing, grinning and gibbering to onlookers, who > > are awestruck by this real-time display of science in action. > > > The other kind of scientist is the bone-rattler. The bone-rattler is > > silent and shakes a rattle at dissent or inquiry. Onlookers are impressed > > by this display as it reminds them of the hidden strengths of science. > > A scientist is an esteemed colleague that patronizes other scientists > in order to have the same returned to himself, with little regard > for reality. A reply from delusional plateform. |