Bob LeChevalier <lojbab at lojban.org> wrote:
>JDay123 at BellSouth.com (Jd) wrote:
>>>So I suggest that you discard your unnamed encyclopedia and get one
>>>that actually has information in it.
>>>>This proves 2 things. 1) that you do not have all the available
>>information on the subject at hand and
>>I could hardly contest a claim that I am less than omniscient. But
>how is that relevant.
>>>2) you kick out all data points which do not fit your pre-established curve.
>>I trust references that are consistent with other references, and that
>are not known for off the wall nonsense.
>>>Both 1 and 2 are a result of the mindset which operates by trend analysis.
>>Why yes! A scientific mind does look at trends. They are patterns of
>evidence.
>>>As far as discarding my encyclopedia, I don't rely on it much to
>>begin with so it's as good as discarded (well almost) anyway.
>>Nothing like ignorance to further your growth.
>>>But the portion I quoted was just the first line.
>>When the first line is egregiously wrong, I'm not inclined to read
>further. But I gave you entire first paragraphs of 3 different
>encyclopedias, and they all agreed.
>>>It has plenty of info
>>in it and I agree with some here that all info in encyclopedias is
>>not 100% truth.
>>You seem to have this hangup about "truth". Only religion and
>philosophy pretend to be about "truth". For other subjects, what
>matters is evidence and inference.
>>>That's why we need Bibles. You will find in the
>>Bible that science began with Adam.
>>Not according to any modern concept of science.
>>>God gave Adam the duty of starting the Scientific Classification
>>system....
>>>>And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field,
>>and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he
>>would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature,
>>that was the name thereof. (Genesis 2:19)
>>Naming things is "language", not "scientific classification".
>>lojbab
You're reply was quite arrogant. Personally, I don't think you know
the difference between your asshole and a hole in the ground.
Jd