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Re: Are non-physicists not welcome in this newsgroup?

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On 8/30/2018 7:43 AM, Wally W. wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Aug 2018 03:34:01 -0700 (PDT), alal65536@gmail.com wrote:
> 
>> On Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at 9:40:44 PM UTC+5:30, Odd Bodkin wrote:
>>> <alal65536@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Are non-physicists not welcome in this newsgroup?  Lately I have been
>>>> made to feel unwelcome.
>>>>
>>>> I have a B.S. Computer Engineering, and a MBA Finance.  I am retired from
>>>> my work as a consultant, and write and invest.
>>>>
>>>> In my free time, I like to read, including popular books on physics.
>>>>
>>>> If you don’t make me feel welcome in this newsgroup, remember the golden rule.
>>>>
>>>> Abhinav Lal 
>>>> Writer & Investor 
>>>>
>>>> “Truth is my religion”
>>>>
>>>
>>> Abhinav, just a little advice. 
>>>
>>> A lot of what you post is not really physics but metaphysics or ontology or
>>> even psychology. Metaphysics about spacetime is still metaphysics. The key
>>> here is not what the physical subject matter is — atoms, the universe,
>>> quantum fields — but how that subject is being investigated. A scientific
>>> investigation is wholly different than a philosophical one. 
>>>
>>> I think you’ll find that if you focus on science and how scientists
>>> investigate nature, and stay away from topics that are inherently not
>>> amenable to scientific investigation, then you’ll get less backdraft. 
>>
>> I guess that interdisciplinary discussion is not welcome here. 
> 
> Compare the meanings of *inter*disciplinary and *extra*disciplinary.
> 
> Which do you want to make a habit of doing in sci.physics?
> 
> Many can't seem to comprehend the difference between a group where
> they want to post/participate and a blog where they can spew frequent,
> stream-of-consciousness musings, or promotions of their off-topic
> religion and/or hobby horse.
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> Abhinav Lal 
>> Writer & Investor 
>>
>> “What do you care what people think?”
>>
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Odd Bodkin — Maker of fine toys, tools, tables
> 

try newsgroup  alt.interdisciplinary.discussion.

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Are non-physicists not welcome in this newsgroup? alal65536@gmail.com - 2018-08-29 07:10 -0700
  Re: Are non-physicists not welcome in this newsgroup? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-08-29 09:32 -0500
    Re: Are non-physicists not welcome in this newsgroup? Libor Striz <poutnik4REMOVEnntp@CAPITALSgmail.com> - 2018-08-29 16:52 +0200
  Re:Are non-physicists not welcome in this newsgroup? Libor Striz <poutnik4REMOVEnntp@CAPITALSgmail.com> - 2018-08-29 16:46 +0200
    Re: Are non-physicists not welcome in this newsgroup? alal65536@gmail.com - 2018-08-29 08:10 -0700
      Re: Are non-physicists not welcome in this newsgroup? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-29 16:20 +0000
      Re: Are non-physicists not welcome in this newsgroup? Libor Striz <poutnik4REMOVEnntp@CAPITALSgmail.com> - 2018-08-29 18:45 +0200
        Re: Are non-physicists not welcome in this newsgroup? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-08-29 13:11 -0500
          Re: Are non-physicists not welcome in this newsgroup? Libor Striz <poutnik4REMOVEnntp@CAPITALSgmail.com> - 2018-08-29 23:13 +0200
            Re: Are non-physicists not welcome in this newsgroup? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-08-29 20:25 -0500
              Re: Are non-physicists not welcome in this newsgroup? mitchrae3323@gmail.com - 2018-08-29 18:46 -0700
                Re: Are non-physicists not welcome in this newsgroup? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-08-29 21:14 -0500
          Re: Are non-physicists not welcome in this newsgroup? Arindam Banerjee <banerjeeadda1234@gmail.com> - 2018-08-30 00:04 -0700
    Re: Are non-physicists not welcome in this newsgroup? Arindam Banerjee <banerjeeadda1234@gmail.com> - 2018-08-29 23:57 -0700
      Re: Are non-physicists not welcome in this newsgroup? Libor Striz <poutnik4REMOVEnntp@CAPITALSgmail.com> - 2018-08-30 15:23 +0200
        Re: Are non-physicists not welcome in this newsgroup? Arindam Banerjee <banerjeeadda1234@gmail.com> - 2018-08-30 16:40 -0700
  No one is welcome here. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-08-29 08:26 -0700
  Re: Are non-physicists not welcome in this newsgroup? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-08-29 16:10 +0000
    Re: Are non-physicists not welcome in this newsgroup? alal65536@gmail.com - 2018-08-30 03:34 -0700
      Re: Are non-physicists not welcome in this newsgroup? Wally W. <ww84wa@aim.com> - 2018-08-30 08:43 -0400
        Re: Are non-physicists not welcome in this newsgroup? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-08-30 13:00 -0500

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