Re: [Phys-l] Mary Burgan's Defense of Lecturing

[Rick Tarara <rtarara@saintmarys.edu>]

And..."extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice."

So what's the point?  Anything goes?  Hyperbole, character assassination, 
lies, ridicule?  Anything to 'win' a point?  How about logic and reason, 
facts, even data--or are those too outdated?

Rick

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Whatcott" <betwys1@sbcglobal.net>


> I sometimes think that hyperbole is in the eye of the beholder.
>
> At 12:12 AM 2/19/2007, Jack,  you wrote:
> > The question, "What is Science?", given the context, is a good one.
> > Hyperbole, however, does not assist in finding an answer.
> >                                 Regards,
> >                                         Jack
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 18 Feb 2007, Brian Whatcott wrote:
> >
> > > ...just what DOES qualify as science: someone
> > > who weaves elaborate theories of the unobservable? -  as it might
> > >  be strings or the events at the first millisecond of creation?
> > > It is a puzzle.
>
>
> Brian Whatcott    Altus OK    Eureka!
>
>
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