Re: Reason and eloquence

Ray Haddad wrote:

On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 15:56:43 +0100, I said, "Pick a card, any card"
and "J.V.Ashby" <J.V.Ashby@xxxxxxxx> instead replied:

Ray Haddad wrote:

I recall when I first heard of black holes and how shocked I was to
find out that something quite possibly existed in the real world
that simply could not be measured in the traditional sense. It
opened my mind, Chris, when I read how they were discovered.

Which story was that?

Explain the meaning of this question, John. Are you limiting
yourself to a single meaning of the word trying to be cute?


The question stands or falls on its own. My interest in your answer to
it (and Zen has correctly read my mind) stems from my life as a
professional physicist. I'm interested in which story about black holes
fired your enthusiasm (I can think of at least three possibilities),
because which one it was says something about what sort of science
influences people.

WARNING: You'll fall on your ever present sword yet again if you
continue.


I'm not sure you really thought that metaphor through.

After
that, electrons and holes moving about in an organized fashion
through semiconductor materials made absolute sense.

Hmmm.

Quantum leaps and all.


In the same spirit of enquiry, can you explain that comment?

As an aside, it's always been a peeve that people use quantum leap to
mean a major change in something, when a true quantum leap is the
smallest change possible in a system.

Black holes
changed me forever and still fascinate me beyond all reason.

For me the facination lies, as with so much of modern physics, in the
beautiful consistency of the apparent paradoxes the theory throws up.

Assuming you're not trying desperately to be contentious, is there
some reason for you to believe I that don't share that state of
mind?

Is there some reason for you to believe that I believe you don't share
that state of mind? My comment was in some ways a gloss on the musings
I had about trampolining out of a black hole in my earlier explanation
to Chris.tine.

john (of course, just because you're paranoid doesn't mean we *aren't
out to get you)
.

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