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You have revealed volumes about yourself with these statements, and probably not in the direction or manner you intended.

Posted by: BSmurf on Oct 08, 22:25 in response to elchan's post Sure, thinking is over-rated. Listen to people who have...

How does it benefit you to mock or call into question the intelligence or qualifications of others (particularly highly respected experts within their fields) without cause?

What is your motivation to claim "thinking is over-rated"? By extension, do you believe that people would be better off without the sharing and teaching of information? Are you intimidated that someone might know something about something that you don't? (Who cares? YOU know stuff about stuff THEY don't, too!)

Without people who DO know more than others, how is anyone else supposed to learn what they know? What motivation would they have to share their knowledge with others who only want to demean them for being "smart"?!

Is "Idiocracy" the preferred state of being for humankind, in your opinion? As that is the road you are traveling with this train of "thought".

It always bugs the hell out of me when the value of one's mind is held in contempt by others.

A physicist and an astronaut fact-check GRVTY Antibody Oct 07, 14:00

I was unaware this was intended to be a documentary. {nm} Bubba_Fett Oct 07, 14:47

Do you believe a movie can transform our world? {nm} Richard In G Oct 07, 14:50

for some reason I saw "a physicist and an astronaut walk into a bar" :) {nm} tealfan Oct 07, 15:03

at least Buzz Aldrin liked it... tealfan Oct 07, 15:05

Degrasse-Tyson also liked it (quite a bit). He just pointed out where the science wasn't perfect. {nm} Dales Oct 07, 15:22

Scientific opinions of these "pop scientists" aren't worth the paper their degrees are printed on. {nm} elchan Oct 07, 15:55

Did you read them? One was an actual astronaut who has been on shuttle missions. Hardly a "pop scientist". Tyson is well-regarded too. BSmurf Oct 07, 16:28

internet courage makes one strong {nm} Moviesnob Oct 07, 17:28

He's the one that got Pluto downgraded. These guys are publicity hounds. They don't do real science. elchan Oct 07, 18:08

... you realize that on the moon, it's ALWAYS "full moon" up there, unless it's in the earth's shadow (lunar eclipse) BSmurf Oct 07, 18:20

Um, there's always one side of the Moon that faces Earth. Depending on the phase, it's either lit or not. elchan Oct 07, 22:39

The phase of the moon during the Apollo 11 landing was a waxing crescent heading into first quarter (over a week before full moon) RogerMore Oct 08, 01:01

Yes Apollo 11 landed on 9 days before full moon, so for that one mission it was possible that earthshine was responsible, but not the others {nm} elchan Oct 08, 10:11

No. RogerMore Oct 08, 10:19

I guess I got confused when you brought Kaku into the discussion, as he is not mentioned nor the subject of the articles in the OP. BSmurf Oct 08, 07:19

I'll take scientists with PHDs, even "pop" ones, over anonymous internet person anyday. {nm} Antibody Oct 08, 09:54

Sure, thinking is over-rated. Listen to people who have letters after their names, they're smarter than you. elchan Oct 08, 21:43

You have revealed volumes about yourself with these statements, and probably not in the direction or manner you intended. BSmurf Oct 08, 22:25

Did Bill Nye say anything? -kidding. {nm} socby19 Oct 07, 16:35

Like we need them to tell me the movie looked AMAZING but the script was RIDICULOUS? lol (nm) dominique_d Oct 08, 16:35





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