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Hachem

Joined: September 13, 2017 at 21:52Last active: October 30, 2017 at 15:4312 discussions372 comments

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Camera Obscura

October 11, 2017 at 12:56 29 comments Science and Technology

Femtography

October 02, 2017 at 07:43 77 comments Philosophy of Science

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@vagabanno The intensity with which you are trying to destroy my credibility reeks of hate and despair. Those emotions should be completely absent of ...
October 29, 2017 at 11:54
@VagabondSpectre I wonder why you are back. Hadn't you decided that enough is enough? Well, I fell the same way. Good day to you.
October 29, 2017 at 00:52
The issue is not one of contradiction since, indeed, two different persons from two different frames of reference have two different beliefs. As I see...
October 28, 2017 at 22:21
Yes, I have read it. And, if you have read this thread, you will know that I do not agree with it. It considers light not as a local phenomenon, but a...
October 28, 2017 at 19:16
yes, the title is in old English "Opticks". What is your point if I may ask?
October 28, 2017 at 17:28
I would like to go a step further and consider theories that not only predict correct observations but also allow practical implementation. The tempta...
October 28, 2017 at 14:08
There is an implicit caveat. Observations are theory guided for a large part. And that is in fact one of the reasons why scientific ideas and convicti...
October 28, 2017 at 13:28
I agree
October 28, 2017 at 13:25
or less.
October 28, 2017 at 12:53
I have no problem with that. Except that you should be careful about the second part. Correct is always a judgment carried by a scientific community a...
October 28, 2017 at 12:50
This is a very modern reading of Ptolemy that does not do justice to the (metaphysical) beliefs that held all theories together. Correct calculations ...
October 28, 2017 at 11:53
It would be a mistake to distinguish between "true" and "untrue" or "false" theories. Theories that permit correct predictions are not necessarily tru...
October 28, 2017 at 11:18
You are still sticking to a formalistic approach which, while, again formally, correct, is rather sterile. @"litewave" has a more concrete approach in...
October 28, 2017 at 11:12
I have no problem agreeing with you on this point, but then you have also to admit the following proposition: An inconsistent universe is a metaphysic...
October 27, 2017 at 22:06
agreed.
October 27, 2017 at 21:11
how do you know that?
October 27, 2017 at 21:02
Yes. What more can you tell me about the moon?
October 27, 2017 at 21:00
Of course not. The problem is talking about the moon without in someway being there to see it.
October 27, 2017 at 20:46
I am afraid I have lost one post. I thought it had already been posted, but that is not the case. It preceded my last one. I think it went something l...
October 27, 2017 at 20:44
An observer in a frame of reference knows that he is moving because of acceleration. But that is something only he can experience, not somebody outsid...
October 27, 2017 at 20:33
I am afraid your approach leads to a philosophical dead end. Speaking of things as they are without an observer or a mind is a very difficult metaphys...
October 27, 2017 at 20:27
This is exactly what RT is not. If there has ever been a god-like perspective then it is that of RT. How else could you explain time dilation and spac...
October 27, 2017 at 20:16
agreed.
October 27, 2017 at 19:55
I do not agree with this implicit shift from rationality to formal consistency. Physics is not a set of syllogisms or formal logical argumentations as...
October 27, 2017 at 19:47
If you mean by that that our assumptions, however rational, can be wrong and infirmed empirically, then I can only agree with you. But the infirming i...
October 27, 2017 at 15:43
how is it not?
October 27, 2017 at 15:37
For the rat, the lab is the universe. And we, as human beings, can certainly be compared to this rodent.
October 27, 2017 at 15:36
You are again playing with words. It is true that actions cannot contradict each other, only ideas and propositions. But actions are guided by ideas a...
October 27, 2017 at 15:29
Maxwell's conception of light has to be distilled from all his remarks on the phenomenon since he never explicitly studied the object, at least not in...
October 27, 2017 at 14:07
You are playing with words. The world either is rational, in the sense that our logic is applicable to it, or it is not. Rationality is a condition fo...
October 27, 2017 at 12:16
The question is not addressed to me, still, I will give my own opinion on this matter. I think your question in itself would be considered biased by t...
October 27, 2017 at 00:19
You took the words right out of my mouth. I don't need to sleep on it.
October 26, 2017 at 22:03
I wrote that almost one year and a half ago. I haven't thought about this issue since, but I think I can still stand behind what I said. https://philp...
October 26, 2017 at 21:22
what is consistent about non-locality?
October 26, 2017 at 21:18
If you believe that, as I do, then you cannot believe in non-locality.
October 26, 2017 at 21:07
I really do not care what you think. I am not supporting you. I have very little respect for you. And no, non-locality is not an observation. The fact...
October 26, 2017 at 21:04
Agreed. There is nothing wrong with the logic of modern physics as far as I can see. Once you accept their assumptions of, for instance, non-locality,...
October 26, 2017 at 20:49
metaphysically speaking?
October 26, 2017 at 13:49
would be so kind then as to restore the original title of this thread?
October 26, 2017 at 11:19
I would propose to move all my threads in Philosophy of Science to the Questions section. Maybe then a rational discussion will be possible. edit: but...
October 26, 2017 at 11:13
I see that you have not only transfered the thread, but also changed the title without my permission. I find the former to be your prerogative, but no...
October 26, 2017 at 11:01
Science is always a matter of consensus. There is no greater authority than the scientific community to decide at any period whether a view should be ...
October 26, 2017 at 10:48
Ha @"Banno", you are really endearing in your naiveté. It is not a matter of understanding, but a matter of being convinced. I hope you will not give ...
October 26, 2017 at 00:48
it's on a need to know basis. And we don't need to know. :)
October 26, 2017 at 00:24
go right ahead, my lips are sealed.
October 26, 2017 at 00:22
your wisdom is only equaled by your kindness.
October 26, 2017 at 00:14
I'm afraid I'm much older than you, but Amen anyway!
October 26, 2017 at 00:11
Hallelujah, brother! X-)
October 26, 2017 at 00:03
okay.
October 25, 2017 at 23:30
I don't know what that means.
October 25, 2017 at 22:48