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From: Mike Painter on 4 Apr 2010 13:35 Andy F wrote: > On 29/03/2010 17:30, omprem wrote: >> 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." >> >> But according to Atheism, all mental content and activity is just >> biochemical reaction and is subjective. There cannot be objectivity. >> Takes for playing. Your turn is over. > > What makes you think biochemical reactions cat be objective? What does he mena by the phrase in any event? It is easy enough to show what happens when the biochemical reactions are modified in any number of ways. Fatigue along is a pretty good indicator. Ther is no way to show there is anything but a biological process is happening.
From: Andy F on 5 Apr 2010 07:19
On 04/04/2010 15:31, Jack wrote: > On Apr 4, 10:04 am, Andy F<never.m...(a)tesco.net> wrote: >> On 29/03/2010 17:30, omprem wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>> 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." >> >>> But according to Atheism, all mental content and activity is just >>> biochemical reaction and is subjective. There cannot be objectivity. >>> Takes for playing. Your turn is over. >> >> What makes you think biochemical reactions cat be objective?- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > Whatever that question means. Sorry I meant can't |