Re: Richard says Rupert Morrish is wrong

On Dec 22, 7:44 am, eerok <krke...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Seanpit wrote:

[...]

Useful scientific conclusions based on valid statistical
analysis need not be published or even written down.

I for one wouldn't mind a bit if you explored this "not
writing down" concept more fully.

--
"It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce."
-- Voltaire

Mind you, I'm rather taken by the idea of rats carrying out
statistical analyses. I wonder if Sean has access to a breed of
superintelligent rodents. But then he insists that we all carry out
such analyses all the time *without even knowing it*!

Of course, all he means is that predjudice, common sense and first
impressions are valid scientific conclusions. The history of science
shows that this is nonsense. As Einstein supposedly remarked, common
sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
However, this attitude is essential to maintaining the creationist
belief system. Because common sense tells us that a complex object is
designed, it must be designed. Common sense allows us to recognise
"kinds". Mind you, common sense tells us that the sun moves around the
earth, and that we are not hurtling through space at a speed of 18
miles per second.

Mind you, I think that Sean knows this, but prefers to suppress this
knowledge, as the admiration of the creationists for whom he struts
his ego is more important to him than honesty or integrity.

RF

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