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Re: [Phys-l] Physics joke. Was: Fwd: [tap-l] A neighbor needs help

Of course the true saying is "I will see it when I believe it"

This is actually deep cognitive psychology. Students do this all the time
with NTNs laws. The global warming deniers act that way. They won't look
at evidence until they believe it. And according to recent surveys belief
in anthropogentic global warming is becoming even more politically polarized
in the US. But not in other countries. Even in coastal areas that are
experiencing the rise in sea levels, they acknowledge the rise, but refuse
to attribute it to global warming.

So the third umpire is very close to how many people operate. But it is
also a physics joke!

John M. Clement
Houston, TX

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Subject: [Phys-l] Physics joke. Was: Fwd: [tap-l] A neighbor
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In cleaning up I found this oldie.



Apparently not forwarded --For the non physicists: If you
don't understand it, view the page linked below.

bc




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From: "Krishna Chowdary" <chowdark@gmail.com>
Date: 2008, January 29, 13:01:42 PST
To: tap-l@lists.ncsu.edu
Subject: Re: [tap-l] A neighbor needs help
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On Jan 29, 2008 10:36 AM, Wolfgang Rueckner
<rueckner@fas.harvard.edu> wrote:

I just calls 'em as I sees 'em


In one of those strange twists of coincidence, this reminds
of joke I
read recently.

WARNING #1: PHILOSOPHY CONTENT. OR PHYSICS CONTENT. DEPENDS.
WARNING #2: WARNING #1 PREPARES YOU FOR RELATIVE HUMOR LEVEL.

Three umpires are asked how they judge pitches.

One says, "I calls 'em as I sees 'em."

The second says, "I calls 'em as they is."

The third says, "they ain't until I calls 'em."

-Krishna































John Wheeler and the Umpires


http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=1824


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