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Originally Posted by Doctordick
Well, I had been hoping for an intelligent response to this thread. It has been over a month since I posted and only seventy nine people have even read it so I guess I shouldn't be surprised. The fact that so few people have even taken the trouble to look appears to imply that "Defining the nature of rational discussion" isn't an issue held in high regard here. That is too bad as it is actually the veritable key to understanding the universe. So I will respond to the only reply on the thread in the fond hope that further responses might occur. 
Knowledge is Power
and the most common abuse of that power is to use it to hide stupidity |
I think you are being harsh. The post is huge first of all. Second of all it gave me a headache just skimming thru it.
Yes you could divide up thought the way you did. Yes intuition is better to listen to for life decisions. Yes science can be replicated, but really, what good is it? If you are not a technician working for someone to make money, or working on a new invention, what real use does scientific knowledge have in a person's daily life?
It is better for a person health wise and for their uplifiting to be an intuition type thinker.
You know how I said what you wrote gave me a headache? There is a reason for that. The same reason so many people appear "Stupid" because they "do not understand" science and scientific thought. What if, instead of being stupid or innately unable to think scientifically, they choose not to think scientifically? They choose not to think scientifically because it literally make them sick? Who would choose to do something that makes them sick?
I think you think too much. That first post made me sick by forcing my brain into this rigid block that hurt. It is a product of the scientific process. That style of writing and thinking. If you want readers....more than 79....and some responses, you want to speak more fluidly, more enjoyably, more healthily. The problem with that is your fellow scientists will jump on you for not being scientifically rigid.
I am kind of beating around the bush to tell you that IMO, people have a choice in life. They can think scientifically, or they can be a basketball guy who makes instinctive shots from 30 feet. You have a choice because your body must develop in a way to do one or the other. The two tasks are mutually exclusive to each other. You cannot expect people who choose to shoot baskets from 30 feet to be able to force themselves to endure the pain of reading that first post. From the paucity of replies, it looks like lots of people did not want to endure the physical pain of reading it.
It was kind of like watching a person juggle balls, or should I say squirrels? It was fun to watch for a little bit, but then you walk away. No one ever talks to jugglers because it will break their concentration. Not because they are bored or rude.
