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nator Member (Idle past 2200 days) Posts: 12961 From: Ann Arbor Joined: |
quote: I think the biggest issue there is that Faith has the third highest post count on the board. Brad is nowhere close to that. Also, Brad is a sweetheart.
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nator Member (Idle past 2200 days) Posts: 12961 From: Ann Arbor Joined: |
I think the biggest issue there is that Faith has the third highest post count on the board. quote: That is certainly true, and I concede that point.
quote: If you look at when she registered in October 2001, yes, although her participation doesn't really begin until February 2005. I've been a member of this community way back when it was a Yahoo Group, and then before that when it was a Yahoo Club. I took a little time coming along to register in this new format, as well, registering in December of 2001. Faith has made slightly more posts in 21 months than it has taken me five and a half years to accumulate. I don't really think that I post all that rarely; indeed, I check in here nearly every day and usually post at least one or two messages each time I am here. And this prolific posting rate includes several lengthy absences on faith's part, at least one of which lasted for several months, IIRC. So, she hasn't really been here that long, yet has a very high post count. Anyway, I do not think it wise to ban Faith. I agree with Archer's take on things; I never hope to have a real discussion with Faith, but I value her for being a more worthy opponent than most Creationists. At least she is more sophisticated than what we typically dealt with back in the Yahoo days; "If humans came from monkeys, why are there still monkeys around?" "Science is like a blabbermouth who ruins a movie by telling you how it ends! Well I say there are some things we don't want to know! Important things!" - Ned Flanders "Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear." - Thomas Jefferson
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nator Member (Idle past 2200 days) Posts: 12961 From: Ann Arbor Joined: |
quote: Just in case you miss my reply to arach, I'll repeat what I told him. First of all, Faith has slightly more posts than me as of this afternoon. Second, although we registered within 2 months of each other in 2001, Faith didn't really begin her participation here until 2005. It took faith less than two years to amass what has taken me over five and a half years to accumulate. She has only 12 pages of posts compared to my 37. Edited by schrafinator, : No reason given.
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nator Member (Idle past 2200 days) Posts: 12961 From: Ann Arbor Joined: |
quote: First off, I want to be clear that I do not belive Faith to be a troll. Second, the reason posting levels were ever brought up was because Brad McFall was mentioned in comparison to Faith as having not incurred the mod's attention even though he contributes very little with his posts. I simply suggested that the reason this was so, and why Faith did attract moderator attention (among other reasons) was because Faith has so very many more posts than Brad. I am positive that if Brad had posted almost 10,000 messages in less than two years, he would have been banned by now.
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nator Member (Idle past 2200 days) Posts: 12961 From: Ann Arbor Joined: |
quote: We have a forum for discussing this very question and I'd be very interested in participating in this sort of topic. But, to answer your question in short... What science is has been agreed upon and developed over the years. I like the short essay found here, a few excerpts are below:
Science is first and foremost a set of logical and empirical methods which provide for the systematic observation of empirical phenomena in order to understand them. Pertaining more directly to your point about people haveing "personal" philosophies of science:
Scientific methods are impersonal. Thus, whatever one scientist is able to do qua scientist, any other scientist should be able to duplicate. When a person claims to measure or observe something by some purely subjective method, which others cannot duplicate, that person is not doing science. When scientists cannot duplicate the work of another scientist that is a clear sign that the scientist has erred either in design, methodology, observation, calculation, or calibration. Again, please start a thread in the Is It Science forum and I will join you there. "Science is like a blabbermouth who ruins a movie by telling you how it ends! Well I say there are some things we don't want to know! Important things!" - Ned Flanders "Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear." - Thomas Jefferson
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nator Member (Idle past 2200 days) Posts: 12961 From: Ann Arbor Joined: |
quote: See now, that didn't hurt too much, did it? You should agree with me more often. I promise it gets easier with practice.
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nator Member (Idle past 2200 days) Posts: 12961 From: Ann Arbor Joined: |
quote: Me too. The Goddess is very clear in what she directs.
quote: I already experience an exceedingly spine-shivering equality in my "man/woman relationship", thanks very much. I wish everyone to enjoy such equality with their spouse/S.O.. Edited by schrafinator, : No reason given.
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nator Member (Idle past 2200 days) Posts: 12961 From: Ann Arbor Joined: |
This...:
quote: ...doesn't at all follow from this:
quote: quote: Of course I didn't mean to imply that at all. "What science is has been agreed upon and developed over the years" is certainly accurate, but it was admittedly a shorthand way of saying that what we think of as "the scientific method" wasn't made in a day, or even a century. It took quite a few years to develop and refine the most accurate way (to date) to investigate natural phenomena. Read the essay I linked to. It should answer all of your questions regarding if we should give Faith's personal "philosophy of science" equal weight to that of thousands of professional scientists.
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nator Member (Idle past 2200 days) Posts: 12961 From: Ann Arbor Joined: |
quote: Would you be similarly concerned if I said that "Plumbing is whatever plumbers say it is."?
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nator Member (Idle past 2200 days) Posts: 12961 From: Ann Arbor Joined: |
quote: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!! *wipes tears from eyes* That was a good one, juggs, thank you. Made my evening.
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