let's be humble !

On 14 Feb 2004 16:45:09 -0800, (Chris.B) wrote:


As to "wayyyy off-topic" (and I do so hate the 'wayyyy' these awful
corruptions of decent, basic English are becoming the norm here, even
amongst those claiming to be 'educated'): Is there anything that is
not off-topic for this newsgroup? Porn, astrology, football & politics
are quite the norm! By which standards do you judge me differently
Sir?

"wayyyyy" = Phoenetic spelling of how one would speak "way" to
emphasize a very off-topic post. sci.astro.amateur =
Science.Astronomy.Amateur. Would you walk into a church yelling an
anti-insert deity here tirade? Hence the troll comment. (see
http://www.wordiq.com/cgi-bin/knowle...Internet_troll
esp. section on Inflammatory messages e.g. "Dead Man Walking!"

I won't embarrass you regarding your almost ubiquitous "modern
education" cliché slur by revealing my true age or where I was
'improved'. ;-)

As to "troll"? Are you really labelling and de-humanising a fellow
human being's response to a humble newsgroup post with a supposed
alternative opinion to your own? And one that you patently
misunderstood in your knee-jerk haste to come to Greg's (and all
science's) defense?


I defend the scientific method of hypothesis and observation, and
re-evaluation as new observations are made. I have little time nor
patience for astrology, superstition, religion, or so-called
metaphysics. I enjoy fantasy in the context of a good beach-read e.g
Guy Gavriel Kay, Jack Whyte, Tolkien.

"None of these images or developements were forecast by your dead
minded 'scientific thinking' brethren. Locked into their
'backwatching' and 'back stabbing' hierarchical trials of egoistic
strength and increased paper production. One can almost see the ever
watchful monks scratching at their ancient desks waiting for a slip of
the tongue in ever-guarded conversation."

"Your kind lack the imagination to see anything beyond the grey
evidence before them. Never daring to question, never daring to dream.
For they are but wasted effort on your endless road to labelling
everything in your greying latin manuscript to "acceptable" human
knowledge."

Who's de-humanising and passing judgement on whom? IMHO, your post is
an inappropriate philosophical venting. You have the right to speak
your mind, just use the wisdom of your "true age" to speak it in an
appropriate venue.

Good day.

- Craig