fishdoc

About

Username
fishdoc
Joined
Visits
0
Last Active
-
Roles
member
Badges
0
Posts
189

Reactions

0Like0Dislike0Informative

Comments

  • A couple of points: 1. It is silly to try to force someone into a "you have to say yes or no" position in an argument - while this is often an effective debating technique, it ignores the fact that the real world is usually far grayer than that.…
    in Can we please put this myth to bed now? Comment by fishdoc December 2003
  • Made me lol, Murbot. Btw, W apparently uses a Dell, that pic notwithstanding: http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-521671.html?legacy=zdnn
    in Clinton Googles Self Comment by fishdoc December 2003
  • Thanks for explaining Pfflam - you can see that there WAS a lot of "stretching it" in that post, so I was having trouble following the logic. As for the flamewars etc referred to by others - well, glad I missed them! Fish
    in Qotd: Comment by fishdoc December 2003
  • Is the degree in Philosophy? Just curious - of course, I recognize I am probably putting too much stock in one post, but it didn't seem to show much depth as far as understanding philosophy. Art criticism is closer to philosophy than my ow…
    in Qotd: Comment by fishdoc December 2003
  • Well, I guess I am not in this forum often enough to keep up on folks' lives.... congrats on the baby Pfflam!
    in Qotd: Comment by fishdoc December 2003
  • Well, if that is an example of his philisophical prowess, I don't think he has much to offer on the subject. Fish P.S. (my own credentials are thin as well - I minored in Philosophy as an undergrad, and it is a hobby of mine these days, alth…
    in Qotd: Comment by fishdoc December 2003
  • pfflam said: "Do i detect thinly vieled blame in that post . . . or is it in the saying itself perhaps the Tao is not infallible?! and perhaps Nietszche is right . . . even Eastern religions are religions of ressentement . . . much more mature…
    in Qotd: Comment by fishdoc December 2003
  • ok, I really AM wasting my time here, but one more time.... 1. I never said that those who disagreed with anthropogenic causes of global warming WERE creationists. Perhaps you should re-read my posts. I said the arguments were similar. 2. I …
    in Global Warming : Natural : Man~Made : or Both ?? Comment by fishdoc December 2003
  • A good point, Kickaha, but I cannot entirely agree. Yes, there are error measurements involved, but as an oceanographer who regularly attends conferences on climate change, I can say that those who believe we may be "riding" a natural cycle are V…
    in Global Warming : Natural : Man~Made : or Both ?? Comment by fishdoc December 2003
  • Uh....you DO realize that Dr. Untersteiner believes that global warming is real and is caused in large part by anthropogenic inputs of greenhouse gases, don't you? This is exactly what I am talking about...scientists are trying to improve their m…
    in Global Warming : Natural : Man~Made : or Both ?? Comment by fishdoc December 2003
  • OK, now you have forced me to actually google Well, one cannot trust google as the ultimate arbiter, but a search on "ontological arguments" gives you page after page of statements about the ontological argument being related to proving the exis…
    in Foot in Mouth Award : 2003 : Rumsfeld Comment by fishdoc December 2003
  • Don't ontological arguments have to be used to prove the existence of God or a higher being? I thought that Descarte's ontological argument was one that proved the existence of God, not his own existence. Could be wrong though...philosophy class…
    in Foot in Mouth Award : 2003 : Rumsfeld Comment by fishdoc December 2003
  • Ah, Aquafire...this is starting to resemble every argument I have ever had with a creationist (which is why I long ago gave that up). No need to misrepresent what I am saying...if you read my post before this one, you see me saying: "The fact is…
    in Global Warming : Natural : Man~Made : or Both ?? Comment by fishdoc December 2003
  • Suddenly, I am an environmentalist for pointing out that global warming is not disputed by the vast majority of scientists? And I have no argument with what you call the "less glamorous" science of oceanography - that is in fact my profession. …
    in Global Warming : Natural : Man~Made : or Both ?? Comment by fishdoc December 2003
  • You know, this is one of the problems with the way the media handles scientific issues. In an effort to be "fair", most media feels obligated to present equal time to opposing views. The problem is, of course, this leads the public ot think that b…
    in Global Warming : Natural : Man~Made : or Both ?? Comment by fishdoc December 2003
  • Just a note about having to buy your phone - if your contract was up/available for renewal or cancellation, most companies will give you a good deal if you just talk to them. For example, when the first year of my ATT contract was over, I saw that …
    in A cell phone advice question Comment by fishdoc October 2003
  • Thanks for all the advice folks! Fish
    in A cell phone advice question Comment by fishdoc October 2003
  • 2084 photos, 2976 MB Pretty slow on a 1ghz iMac
    in How big is your iPhoto library? Comment by fishdoc October 2003
  • I actually like the MS Office suite, despite the occasional instability (I find that word crashes less than Safari, for example, on my Mac). I have tried many of the alternatives, but since I regularly trade documents with collaborators, and they ar…
    in Office X vs AppleWorks 6.2.7 Comment by fishdoc September 2003
  • OK, perhaps I am missing the point here, but it seems to me that this is a pretty different issue than the other threads here. Feel free to correct me if I am wrong (as if I need to say that)... The other threads are about: 1. the finding of sup…
    in Backpeddling - stage one Comment by fishdoc July 2003