tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303246073824127471.post2753717770780588566..comments2024-03-28T08:17:02.778-04:00Comments on Multiplication by Infinity: The Phil Warnell PageSteven Colyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303246073824127471.post-20908712723651842912010-07-07T08:12:51.040-04:002010-07-07T08:12:51.040-04:00Generally agreed, we are a weak and failing specie...Generally agreed, we <i>are</i> a weak and failing species. Let's be careful however to seperate the ambulence chasers from the good men and women working hard within the system to change the system. Historically, Ralph Nader and John Adams come to mind.<br /><br />Read <i>House of Suns</i> by Alastair Reynolds, Phil. My favorite line is where humans, 6,000,000 years from now, hope the current (then) Machine intelligences don't go to war with Humans for accidentally exterminating the first wave of Machine intelligences 5 million years before (1 million years from now). <br /><br />The Machines' response?<br /><br />"We don't do Revenge. That's the most useless of biological lifeforms' biological imperatives."<br /><br />:-)Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303246073824127471.post-31304392360916890112010-07-06T07:15:48.238-04:002010-07-06T07:15:48.238-04:00Hi Steven,
Yeah I suppose there has to be a few g...Hi Steven,<br /><br />Yeah I suppose there has to be a few good lawyers out there but never the less for the most part they create more havoc these days then they cure. My feelings are that the necessity for having so many is indicative as to how far we still have to go before we can report that our society has truly advanced. My vision of an advanced society is one where their numbers have diminish drastically as there not being much for them to contest or advocate. With that being the goal we sure have a long way to go. That is the need for law and lawyers are an admission of our human weaknesses and failings rather than a testament to our strengths.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />PhilPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303246073824127471.post-12749479211008100272010-07-06T05:07:21.834-04:002010-07-06T05:07:21.834-04:00Hey Phil. Not all lawyers are bad. Five percent of...Hey Phil. Not all lawyers are bad. Five percent of them are decent men in my opinion, and of course anyone that I call "MY" lawyer. A Law degree in America has de-evolved into a "License to Steal", from the common man, from the government, you name it.<br /><br />The fact though is that rules are rules, and they are couched in such archaic terms we need "translators", lawyers, who charge too damn much for their services. There is a glut of lawyers here, and I hope Canada manages better.Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303246073824127471.post-13106080371166987102010-07-03T07:08:31.237-04:002010-07-03T07:08:31.237-04:00Hi Steven,
What would have you think I was makin...Hi Steven,<br /><br /><br />What would have you think I was making a joke as my smile could just as easily reflect being simply happy when presented with the thoughts of such a prospect:-) Bottom line for me is that all the retribution and finger pointing is not going to plug the leak or clean up the havock it has ensued on the environment. This has me to be mindful of the outset of our current financial crisis, where almost everyone was preoccupied with who to blame and how to have them punished. Thae fact is this type of thinking never serves to address the problems in terms of solution yet more often distracts people and delays action when expediency is what’s most needed. I’m not saying those who cause the the problems shouldn’t be held to account yet logic should dictate there will be plenty of time to think about that once the crisis is resolved. So as the politicians point fingers and the lawyers rub their hands in glee the environment continues to degrade and livelihoods sacrificed. <br /><br />Best,<br /><br />PhilPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303246073824127471.post-59356885718146390752010-07-02T10:30:34.423-04:002010-07-02T10:30:34.423-04:00LOL! C'mon, Phil! You can't tell lawyer jo...LOL! C'mon, Phil! You can't tell lawyer jokes! The problem is lawyers don't like them, and the rest of us don't think they're jokes!<br /><br />- A lawyer, a priest, and a rabbi fall off a ship into shark-infested lawyers. The sharks eat the priest and rabbi but leave the lawyer alone? Why? Answer: Professional Courtesy.<br /><br />- How can you tell at a fatal pedestrian accident scene if the pedestrian was a lawyer? Answer: There are two sets of skid marks. One for the original hit, and a second set where the driver backed up to make sure he finished the job. <br /><br />Honestly, Phil, why don't they just put a small hill's worth of concrete on that BP leak? I'm not a Civil Engineer, perhaps someone should consult one. Hopefully not the same one that designed Minneapolis-St. Paul bridges.<br /><br />Of course, that's not an option if BP wants to tap that same pipe again. Idiots. <br /><br />- If God faced Satan in court who would win? Answer: Satan, because he has all the lawyers.<br /><br />:-)Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303246073824127471.post-65514836506424226402010-07-02T07:01:14.337-04:002010-07-02T07:01:14.337-04:00Hi Steven,
What is interesting about the gibberi...Hi Steven,<br /><br /><br />What is interesting about the gibberish is that it holds the same place as mathematics in physics, that being despite much of it appearing as logically consistent when held up as to have it compared with reality it fails to hold any resemblance. For instance I become frustrated when politicians confuse their job as to determine who is responsible for a problem rather than in first finding ways to having it solved. For instance when there is a severed pipe at the bottom of the ocean what should be the first concern, to assign responsibility and blame to those that caused it to occur or to muster the people and resources required to stop the flow and clean things up as rapidly as possible to minimize damage? In this respect I would ask the question what would you call having 100 politicians along with a 100 lawyers chained to the bottom of the ocean? The only logical answer of course being “a good start” :-)<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />PhilPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303246073824127471.post-35276935500092671162010-07-02T01:49:24.988-04:002010-07-02T01:49:24.988-04:00Thanks and well said. "Other philosophies&quo...Thanks and well said. "Other philosophies" have their uses of course. I really like what you said about their dogma taken as core principles. That's fine if the dogma is itself based on first principles; bad if not.<br /><br />Here in America we go through that every 4 years - we call them US Presidential Campaigns. The best part about Election Day is we finally get relief ftom the onslaught of political gibberish of the previous 8 months.Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303246073824127471.post-73415333679893554012010-07-01T07:47:43.745-04:002010-07-01T07:47:43.745-04:00Hi Steven,
So it is Clooney is it, which I find ...Hi Steven,<br /><br /><br />So it is Clooney is it, which I find gratifying as it clearly indicates that all suffer to some degree the ravishes of time:-) More seriously you are correct that I focus on the foundations of science philosophy, as I’m firmly convinced it is its premises or axioms if you prefer which form to be the greatest stumbling blocks when it comes to future discovery. That is I feel like with many other philosophies it has become overlayed with dogma that is often confused with what stands as its core principles, with the greatest of these to first find as true that what we call reality is a structure that can be defined within reason and any failure in doing so is resultant of us not yet having enough rather than reality lacking the same.<br /><br /><br />Best,<br /><br />PhilPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303246073824127471.post-64712266322660264362010-06-30T08:42:38.133-04:002010-06-30T08:42:38.133-04:00Lol! That's George Clooney, Phil, in HIS young...Lol! That's George Clooney, Phil, in HIS younger days! Sorry about my little joke. And no, I didn't look like that either.<br /><br />Phil's remarks reflect the modesty of his country, Canada, and backs up the international view that the two most admired countries in the world are Canada, and Japan.<br /><br />But the fact straight up is that by embracing first principles and deviating as little as possible, you do Philosophy (logic) proud.<br /><br />That is to say: embrace Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, and extrapolate as little as possible unless you have a darn good reason.<br /><br />I haven't gotten to the 8th or later chapters, where you do carefully bring in only a few others, notably Bacon and Descartes. I look forward to further exploration, once Census season is done.Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303246073824127471.post-22773014033391663972010-06-29T07:14:34.491-04:002010-06-29T07:14:34.491-04:00Hi Steven,
I’m flattered that you would think to ...Hi Steven,<br /><br />I’m flattered that you would think to feature me on your blog page along with a few of my scribblings. In truth however I’m neither a philosopher nor a scientist, yet simply as I described in my blog as being a wonderer. That is my greatest concern has always been not so much what it is people think they know, yet rather how and why they have come to think that they do. That is to say I’ve always been fascinated with this construct we call reality and ultimately interested if it will be found to be as science promises to be a completely reasonable one.<br /><br /><br />However I’m somewhat confuse by that last photo, as although whomever he might be is not a bad looking fellow it’s certainly not me at any time I can remember.:-)<br /><br /><br />Best,<br /><br />PhilPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.com