Natural selection, my ass (Page 8) Sir Loin: Yes Cookie it does go on far too long. It's what happens when a philosopher tries to discuss a scientific topic that he apparently knows little about. Yet I seem to remember you discussing climate change for a lot longer than this  AchillesSinatra: "Yes Cookie it does go on far too long. It's what happens when a philosopher tries to discuss a scientific topic that he apparently knows little about. Yet I seem to remember you discussing climate change for a lot longer than this" What happens is: He seems unable to follow the plot. So he resorts to "I don't like your fancy words" Not much of a counterargument, professor. Sir Loin: Fancy words are fine when used in the correct context, but when used purely to confuse the issue and aggrandise the writer they piss me off and gain a fail mark. Take tautology for example. To dismiss Darwin's theory as a redundant argument is patently ridiculous, to suggest that it is as basic as "Big tigers survive to breed" is insulting to Darwin. AchillesSinatra: So your most recent counterargument is :"Achilles is a dickhead and uses big words and I don't like him"? Er, do better, dude. I'm off to bed. Sir Loin: Best place for you Achilles, see if you can get the old brain working better. Merry Christmas. AchillesSinatra: " to suggest that it is as basic as "Big tigers survive to breed" is insulting to Darwin." OMG!! Does that mean I'll burn in hell? AchillesSinatra: @ SirLoin So your position remains... "It's not a tautology but I can't tell you why" "You're ugly and stupid" "And you will pay homage to Charles Darwin or be burned at the stake" Have I got you right? Times like these I miss the Spanish Inquisition. Science is nothing like religion, eh? (Edited by AchillesSinatra) Sir Loin: Aaahhh no, wrong on all counts, apart from the synthetic statements I never said any of those things. Your words only. OK, I misunderstood synthetic and analytic statements. Philosophy being such an idiotic subject it never interested me, it's right up there with psychology merely intellectualising what should be plain common sense. At least not as inane as so called Women's Studies. AchillesSinatra: Well, I thought you taught critical thinking? A cat of nine tails is a cat? Cmon, dude. AchillesSinatra: Yes, it's so idiotic. Does help one to avoid basic fallacies, though. Want a list of the ones you've made so far? AchillesSinatra: Oh yeah? Like natural selection being a tautology? You seem somewhat dogmatically opposed to the idea. As far as I can discern, you have no counterargument. Sir Loin: natural selection cannot be a tautology because it's not redundant, it is happening every day around us. AchillesSinatra: "natural selection cannot be a tautology because it's not redundant" That makes no sense whatsoever. I like you already Sir Loin: yeah, I was thinking what a waste of fekkin time. It is so unimportant we should put it to bed. Merry Christmas to you too. We had a great family day on my sister's farm, Skyping those members who are scattered all over the world right now. Ate far to much so I spent boxing day walking through the mountains to sweat it off. Enjoying the green forest, birdsong and warm sunshine. There wasn't a lot wrong with the world yesterday (Edited by Sir Loin) Sir Loin: Most kiwis are beer drinkers although wines are gaining popularity. Personally I don't drink because only half a brain means I get smashed too easily. Brain tumours are not nice additions to the family AchillesSinatra: Hahahaah. I spent some there. You guys make me giggle. "So you're going to Straya? Don't go there, mate. Buncha vulgar bastards" AchillesSinatra: Hahahahahah How do you make an Australian woman orgasm? The correct answer is: "Who gives a floying faak, mate" | Science Chat Room Similar Conversations |
