On Sunday, May 6, 2018 at 2:57:28 PM UTC-6, Gary Harnagel wrote:
On Sunday, May 6, 2018 at 9:42:01 AM UTC-6, Quadibloc wrote:
I see no reason to trust Duncan MacDougall's data.
I see no reason to trust your opinion :-)
I don't expect you to trust my opinion simply because it's my opinion.
Duncan MacDougall found the weight difference in only one of four subjects, and
he himself said it was premature to draw definite conclusions without more data;
but his findings were sensationalized by the press.
I find it bizarre that you would think that research of this nature is worthy of
anything but ridicule, though. To me, this indicates an extreme lack of
judgement, and it definitely explains how you can be "skeptical" about global
warming.
While you do not believe in a flat Earth, and it is unfair to imply otherwise, I
came across this article about flat-Earthers that indicates some commonalities
in their thinking with yours:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2018...hat-i-learned/
When scientists say that the "argument from authority" is invalid, they're
talking about unearned authority, like that of the hierarchy of the Catholic
church. Not about *their* authority, which comes from their technological track
record and their competency.
But you just don't get it, and manage to think that is somehow hypocritical of
them.
Particularly when his conclusion flies in the face of Christian religious
doctrine
What "doctrine" would that be? I know of nothing in the Bible that says
or even implies such a claim.
Well, perhaps some Christians have let their thinking get contaminated with Greek philosophy or something, and feel that matter would be out of place in Heaven.
as well as science.
Science has no conclusions about life after death, except possibly
the theory that information cannot be destroyed. However, if there IS
continuation of one's existence, that implies some kind of energy, and
we all know that m = E/c^2.
At E=mc^2, living creatures would have to contain a *lot* of energy for that to equal 21.3 grams...
John Savard