The jury still seems to be out on determinism. The quantum folks and Heisenburg present evidence that indicates that true randomness exists. If that is true...
Duane Tiemann
duanetiemann@...
Jan 1, 2003 3:11 pm
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Karl says, Free will does not exist, our bio-chemistry & the laws of physics merely respond to the inner/external environment (see far bottom). I chuose to...
Bart W
MrSciTrek@...
Jan 1, 2003 3:48 pm
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Dear neurons-that-self-create-the-falacious-concept-of-Duane, Right on, bio-brother! Bart enigma of electromagnetic presence ... ...
Bart W
MrSciTrek@...
Jan 1, 2003 3:57 pm
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Ann just think....Since the dawn of the universe or before, it was inevitable that Bart write that inspiring email. :) As human beings we seem to have a need...
Just now reviewed the efforts and comments of all "meeting place crisis" participants. First off, thanks for all the work and time and thought everyone put in...
Larry Forst
leforst@...
Jan 1, 2003 8:33 pm
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In a message dated 1/1/2003 11:15:08 AM Central Standard Time, ... How come it's actually GONE so many hump-tillion "other ways," for so many billions of...
sgcol50326@...
Jan 1, 2003 11:21 pm
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Front page article. About time. Comment: "Hey, Dubya! Are you listening? We don't need an "energy policy" that makes the problem worse, even if the American...
Jim Bechtel
jimbechtel2@...
Jan 2, 2003 5:30 pm
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... Recall the multiple universe interpretation of quantum physics. It may be the case that a universe extended from his thinking better of it. Its possible...
Duane Tiemann
duanetiemann@...
Jan 2, 2003 5:48 pm
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William Hay
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Jan 2, 2003 5:50 pm
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once again .... multiple universes aside all i am doing is trying to make a case that we live in a cause and effect universe.... then following it to its...
I tried to email Harvey Madison off list and cannot get through to his email address. I saved his document "Christiam Problems" but somehow lost a small...
mpackard@...
Jan 2, 2003 6:08 pm
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Front page of the WH? And was it the front page of the paper or just a section? ... From: Jim Bechtel To: Reason-Omaha@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January...
Mark Wooge
mwooge@...
Jan 2, 2003 6:12 pm
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Every so often a piece like this appears, suggesting that somebody at the World Herald has a skeptical streak. Same issue has Edgar's Public Pulse letter on "a...
Jim Bechtel
jimbechtel2@...
Jan 2, 2003 6:22 pm
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... "flexibility" we exercise in the face of this unpredictability. ... level. It is based on a simple premise, that things happen, not magically but within...
Harvey's back on the list with a new e-mail address, and will probably respond to your request. (Harv, I need one too! My former copy went down with my old ...
Two articles of expecial interest - Massimo Pigliucci (silent G) begins a regular column (Thinking about Science) with a discussion of "cause". Ray Hyman...
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Skryja, David
dskryja@...
Jan 2, 2003 7:58 pm
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Ok ...well, a couple of points..quantum physics does not replace Newtonian cause & effects physics it simply defines the boundary at which one replaces the...
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a) A "cause-and-effect universe'? That works for me, at the macro level. But like Sam said, how do we know causality isn't a mental construct? I'll drag out my...
Jim Bechtel
jimbechtel2@...
Jan 2, 2003 8:49 pm
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Hi, I'm Liz, the person who keeps missing her first R.E.A.S.O.N. meeting due remodeling her new home (a 1937 home) in her new/old town of Omaha. Will there be...
30 Dec in Experts and Expertise <http://www.jacketmagazine.com/17/>Ern Malley Feature from Jacket Magazine Can poetry critics distinguish serious poetry from...
dnpolson@...
Jan 3, 2003 1:06 am
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Skryja, David
dskryja@...
Jan 3, 2003 3:21 am
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All, I've gone into the calendar function on the listserve, and reinstated the automatic meeting reminders using Jim's helpful information. Because of the...
Chris Peters
alpha_leonis@...
Jan 3, 2003 9:10 am
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From the local Mensa list-serve. ... From: M To: 2. Pwgers@Yahoogroups.Com Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 5:55 AM Subject: [NWIM] Neat · very interesting...
Love the poetry, Jim, but … Granted that all science rests on induction, and granted that I revere Hume, the likelihood that our entire body of scientific...