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RE: Six Years Ago - me too

Posted by Old Listener (A) on April 23, 2012 at 16:09:25

In Reply to: RE: Six Years Ago - me too posted by Dawnrazor on April 22, 2012 at 06:02:18:

Tony got it right. "the Belts = Peter and May Belt.

In another post, Tony said

"The Base is what it is. Its marketing is snake-oil. I prefer to have nothing to do with snake-oil marketeers."

I agree with Tony's attitude toward snake-oil marketing. (I'm not commenting on the specific product.) Having a personal BS filter doesn't mean that I reject any novel approach. It just means that I approach dubious claims with a healthy skepticism. I consider that the person making such claims has the burden of proof. And if the marketing pitch sounds like snake-oil, I may say so.

In real life, most people have a personal BS filter to keep them out of trouble. The saying "A fool and his money are soon parted" remains relevant in the modern world.

> I dont see how you can dismiss something that you havent tried.

You seem to reject the idea that knowledge can be applied by people who didn't participate in the experiment that established that knowledge.

> Man if Einstein showed up on this board he would be tossed to the
> side for his math mistakes...yet his theories seem to hold.

Questioning theory is an essential part of science. Checking the logic and the math AND devising repeatable experiments that could disprove a theory are essential to science. Einstein's theories "hold" precisely because they passed those tests.

> And I still have $100+ in crystals I still need to try.

And I still have the $ 100 I might have spent on crystals. I prefer to spend money on something that I have confidence in. Given a finite amount of money to spend, making sound choices can improve my quality of life. My choices are informed by what I know.

> I do take issue with your characterization of cics project as a religion. ...
> Religions are often very dogmatic, my way or the highway type affairs

Rejecting scientific knowledge when it conflicts with belief is a characteristic of a number of popular religions. Missionary zeal (which you have in spades) is a characteristic of some religions.

In explaining my comment on your 2006 post, I used the word "religion" to describe your adopting the cics approach. If my use of the word "religion" offends you, I will not use it again.

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Most of my second post was a response to a question you asked. My answer was about my own philosophy. You are quite free to have a different philosophy.

Bill

my blog: http://carsmusicandnature.blogspot.com/

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