Path: csiph.com!aioe.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: The Starmaker Newsgroups: sci.physics.relativity Subject: Re: Ken on the planet Setorn Date: Sun, 01 Jul 2018 13:41:54 -0700 Organization: Aioe.org NNTP Server Lines: 32 Message-ID: <5B393C92.2B55@ix.netcom.com> References: Reply-To: starmaker@ix.netcom.com NNTP-Posting-Host: X9ItFNC7Zcz4l6MobL/YRA.user.gioia.aioe.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Complaints-To: abuse@aioe.org X-Antivirus: Avast (VPS 180701-4, 07/01/2018), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.04Gold (WinNT; U) X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.8.3 Xref: csiph.com sci.physics.relativity:463192 Odd Bodkin wrote: > > In Ken’s imaginary world, one does not become a famous physicist by > learning physics and the prerequisite skills; one becomes a truly famous > physicist by being a complete outsider, untainted by physics concepts or > specialized skills. > > In Ken’s imaginary world, one doesn’t become a famous physicist by doing > actual calculations or doing careful experimental measurements; one becomes > famous by using ordinary language that ordinary people understand, and > demonstrating how the universe works using only the kinds of supplies you > might find in your kitchen. > > In Ken’s imaginary world, if you take the trouble to write a whole book on > physics, especially if you claim in the book that you have a theory of all > reality and that the nature of God is even revealed, then the sweeping > scope of the book automatically makes you a physicist of note. As a tip, > include some equations to prove that you can do math, and that way no one > will ask you to do arithmetic or algebra you can’t do. > > In Ken’s imaginary world, anyone at all who has a physics idea of any kind > is deserving of serious attention, because true physicists are inquisitive > people who will seriously consider any and all ideas. > > Oh look, Ken fell asleep with his space helmet on again. At least he got > his Mr Scientist pajamas on. > > -- > Odd Bodkin — Maker of fine toys, tools, tables sez the mayor and chief of police of Toyland..