Re: Olcott is cured of CrackPottery! (Halting Problem)

From: Acme Diagnostics (LFinezapthis_at_partpostmark.net)
Date: 09/16/04

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     erayo@bilkent.edu.tr (Eray Ozkural exa) wrote:
    >"Acme Diagnostics" <LFinezapthis@partpostmark.net> wrote in message news:<413f0c91$0$17572
    $45beb828@newscene.com>...
    >
    >> Of course the IQ definition from the normal distribution of IQ
    >> scores *requires* there to be 120 million of *those* geniuses in

    <snip>

    [about Einstein...]

    >He had, for instance, a
    >lot of sympathy in the Soviets and believed in some false
    >propaganda of them while some scientists were exiled only because
    >of their scientific opinion in the Soviets. So, when you become a
    >socialist, you may tend to be deceived into thinking everything
    >is roses and birds up there. I don't have the ref. right now, but
    >this is such a typical case,

    I don't think politics can be reasoned to agreement because it
    reduces to values, values are the product of experience, and
    experience obtains undue value. Also, without good empirical
    tests, politics lends itself to unobjectivity. Einstein's more
    extreme views may have been in reaction to right-wing politics in
    Germany, for instance.

    In physics, which has good tests enforcing objective thinking, I
    believe his reasoning would be different. So I make a distinction
    between reasoning in the two areas. A clear genius in one, and
    perhaps no better than most of us in the other.

    I understand that he turned down the job of President of Isreal,
    saying he wasn't qualified.

    <snip>

    >I think given the error rate of world-class geniuses, "I am a
    >genius!" is hardly a support for one's argument, especially if
    >it's a "big" one.

    I'm a genius at not being bullshitted, so it is no support for
    anyone's argument with me, period.

    Larry

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