tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post1583535154519015934..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: Dealing with UncertaintySabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-69286529988478159282008-07-31T03:51:00.000-04:002008-07-31T03:51:00.000-04:00Anonymous1,With "Scientific knowledge," better to ...Anonymous1,<BR/><BR/>With "Scientific knowledge," better to learn Html language, and to direct <A HREF="http://www.duversity.org/TheSupremeArt.html" REL="nofollow">perspectives</A> more appropriately.<BR/><BR/>Maybe <A HREF="http://www.duversity.org/CoverSupremeArt2.jpg" REL="nofollow">an image</A> is even better?<BR/><BR/>Best,PlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-65907498589388584162008-07-30T20:05:00.000-04:002008-07-30T20:05:00.000-04:00Scientists, in my view, have difficulty communicat...Scientists, in my view, have difficulty communicating science to a general audience because science is largely stochastic in nature and, more importantly, stochastic thinking is counterintuitive for most humans, especially for the subspecies of humans called creationists.;^) In short, most of us, as a rule, like to find a deterministic cause for everything.<BR/><BR/>Here's a comment from the cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01031186235906175633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-91887256874116347392008-07-30T19:41:00.000-04:002008-07-30T19:41:00.000-04:00So, is Anthropogenic Global Warming "unequivocal" ...So, is Anthropogenic Global Warming "unequivocal" (or deserves to be)? Anyone here have good answers?Neil Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04564859009749481136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-44213871081678630862008-07-30T18:12:00.000-04:002008-07-30T18:12:00.000-04:00"I've changed the 'comment rules' using your sugge...<I>"I've changed the 'comment rules' using your suggestions. I wasn't particularly happy with what I wrote either. Thanks for the feedback!"</I><BR/><BR/>Gentle, but firm. I think that works.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Plato: <BR/><BR/><I>Dialogue "between scientists" would be more the example( you have to witness this in action) then tossing mud like a child, "at" and "over character," while battling the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-54569523153981969212008-07-30T15:53:00.000-04:002008-07-30T15:53:00.000-04:00Humans are, by biological 'decree', insecure. Tran...Humans are, by biological 'decree', insecure. Transcend this, embody funxional principles and allow them to emerge. Audience is secondary (I feel even in a quantum sense).bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12243108422389386105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-2325506887644356662008-07-30T11:27:00.000-04:002008-07-30T11:27:00.000-04:00I guess people/scientist change by setting the ton...I guess people/scientist change by setting the tone.<BR/><BR/><I>Non-scientists have no sense of being community 'members' because they are 'not-scientists.' </I><BR/><BR/>You may like to think so. And you may like to think "scientists are not human." You might like to think because one is not a scientist, they work only on "feeling and on developing a philosophy" while working on the science. PlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-8738470505771635002008-07-30T08:04:00.000-04:002008-07-30T08:04:00.000-04:00Hi again Anonymous,I've changed the 'comment rules...Hi again Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>I've changed the 'comment rules' using your suggestions. I wasn't particularly happy with what I wrote either. Thanks for the feedback!<BR/><BR/>-B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-49289544484446204122008-07-30T07:57:00.000-04:002008-07-30T07:57:00.000-04:00Hi Anonymous:? Do you think these comment rules ar...Hi Anonymous:<BR/><BR/>? Do you think these comment rules are hostile? If so, I am genuinely sorry, that wasn't my intention. Would you let me know what is offensive about them? Best,<BR/><BR/>B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-88057275381495289062008-07-30T07:25:00.000-04:002008-07-30T07:25:00.000-04:00Less hostile comment rules:Please submit only comm...Less hostile comment rules:<BR/><BR/>Please submit only comments that are related to the topic of the post. To do so, you will have to read it. Further, please also read the existing comments in order to avoid redundancies. If you want to introduce a topic different from the one that is posted, please consider starting a blog of your own instead. Also, this is not an open 'ask-the-expert' forum. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-89896158731877722282008-07-30T07:07:00.000-04:002008-07-30T07:07:00.000-04:00It seems that scientists, because they are scienti...It seems that scientists, because they are scientists, can have a sense of being a member in a community. But, to regard all who are not scientists as being members of another community (the public) is erroneous. Non-scientists have no sense of being community 'members' because they are 'not-scientists.' <BR/><BR/>It would be wonderful if this kind of mistake could be eliminated by science, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-12969942081398941662008-07-30T01:36:00.000-04:002008-07-30T01:36:00.000-04:00Better to be left with the definitive term in scie...Better to be left with the definitive term in science in this case. <BR/><BR/><B>Malone</B>:<I>If we are honest and say the scientists conclusions aren’t certain, we may find this being used as justification for doing nothing, or even to allow wiggle room for the supernatural to creep back in again. If we pretend we’re certain when we are not, we risk being unmasked as liars.”</I><BR/><BR/>Well PlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-23562339214927140112008-07-29T21:44:00.000-04:002008-07-29T21:44:00.000-04:00Hi Bee,“At some point,' he said, 'the public at la...Hi Bee,<BR/><BR/>“At some point,' he said, 'the public at large has to step up to the plate in terms of scientific and policy literacy, in terms of commitment to education and strong and effective political leadership, and in terms of their own general self-improvement.'”<BR/><BR/>If this were related to religion one would be tempted to say amen, yet since this is science I will simply remind andPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.com