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  • TimTTimT Posts: 6,468
    edited April 2020

    Foxy said:

    Nigelb said:

    DougSeal said:


    Scientific feuding is the best.

    But not ideal in the present circumstances.
    Science is rarely about certainty. Debate is critical for scientific method to work.

    That doesn't match easily with the politics of certainty, where dissent is considered treachery.
    Dipping into the philosophy of science can be something of an eye-opener.
    I am fairly certain that certainty only exists in mathematics and logic.

    (I refuse on ideological grounds to include religion in this short list)
  • SandyRentoolSandyRentool Posts: 22,036

    Scott_xP said:

    twitter.com/hendopolis/status/1253423444206575623

    FT front page is fake-ish news. That is the Chinese study that they ended early because they didn't have any people. The full randomized complete set of trials in the US is still ongoing, but should report shortly. That's the big one, the first data leak from that was promising, but if that flops that is obviously not good news.
    They must be close to publishing the results of the hot broth trial too.
  • TheuniondivvieTheuniondivvie Posts: 41,999
    Alistair said:

    kle4 said:

    It makes a change to see a video of the US police arresting someone where you have sympathy with the police.

    https://twitter.com/scottiepipm/status/1253152043688230913?s=21

    Looks like they approached the situation calmly, explained it at length and gave those present multiple opportunities to comply. Assuming in asking them to leave the police were correct on what the rules were, it does look reasonably handled.
    Violation of US police procedure. They should have shot her 45* times for thinking loudly about resisting arrest.

    *15 round mags - 2 reloads
    They were white. Important consideration.
    At least it would be something for the white lives matter mob to get their teeth into.
  • NigelbNigelb Posts: 71,225
    TimT said:

    Foxy said:

    Nigelb said:

    DougSeal said:


    Scientific feuding is the best.

    But not ideal in the present circumstances.
    Science is rarely about certainty. Debate is critical for scientific method to work.

    That doesn't match easily with the politics of certainty, where dissent is considered treachery.
    Dipping into the philosophy of science can be something of an eye-opener.
    I am fairly certain that certainty only exists in mathematics and logic....
    I’m pretty sure certainty doesn’t exist in those, either.

    But feuding is rather different thing than disagreement.
  • NigelbNigelb Posts: 71,225
    edited April 2020

    dr_spyn said:



    Is there a clap every Thursday? Until the lockdown ends? FFS

    I went out and clapped for a minute at 9.15 tonight - really just to see the reaction. Amused to see at least three sets of curtains twitching from neighbours with various people staring at me!
    I am, quite honestly, clapped out.
  • NigelbNigelb Posts: 71,225
    Foxy said:

    Future PM is Mr Yorkshire Tea. He speaks human.
    Tony Blair did a Comic Relief sketch with Tony Blair. Have there been any others?
    close your eyes and listen. Sunak sounds just like Blair. In accent as well as content.
    Snap !
    I noticed that listening to him a couple of days ago.

    It’s a bit spooky.
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