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Richard A. Meiss
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Richard A. Meiss replied to Ralph Thurlow's discussion 'Proposal:Scientific measurements should have 'Uncertainty bars';'
"Chickens" - What an appropriate analogy, and in so many ways.
Richard A. Meiss replied to Ralph Thurlow's discussion 'Proposal:Scientific measurements should have 'Uncertainty bars';'
Hi, Ralph -
At this point, I think that there is little to add to what I have been saying. I do suggest, however, that you familiarize yourself with the similarities and differences between INDUCTION and DEDUCTION and…
Richard A. Meiss replied to Ralph Thurlow's discussion 'Proposal:Scientific measurements should have 'Uncertainty bars';'
Hi, Ralph -
Yes, I did print a lot of words, and they seem to have had little effect. Here is the essence of what I have been saying (on the original topic). No one disagrees that long extrapolations are subject…
Richard A. Meiss replied to Ralph Thurlow's discussion 'Proposal:Scientific measurements should have 'Uncertainty bars';'
Hi, Ralph -
In your opening sentence, you suggest that your proposal would not be accepted because scientists (myself included) have "something to hide." If you would care to look, you will find most of my…
Richard A. Meiss replied to Ralph Thurlow's discussion 'Proposal:Scientific measurements should have 'Uncertainty bars';'
Hi, Ralph -
First of all, let me apologize for what may have appeared to be intemperate language. As a scientist, I must confess that I don't react well to blanket implications that scientists are attempting to be…
Richard A. Meiss replied to Ralph Thurlow's discussion 'Proposal:Scientific measurements should have 'Uncertainty bars';'
Sometimes I wonder if members of this forum have ever read a scientific paper at all. It is standard practice, and has been for over 75 years, to include an objective measure of uncertainty ("error bars in the…
Richard A. Meiss replied to Alexander Martin's discussion 'What is Science?'
Alexander -
You say: “To me science boils down to a series of conjectures and refutations where the conjectures are drawn straight out of the limited possibilities inspired by the paradigm.”
I am not sure of your use of the word…
Richard A. Meiss replied to Alexander Martin's discussion 'What is Science?'
I have to start out by objecting with your opening contention that “science always starts with a problem before observation even occurs.” Yes, observation is affected by theory, but the use of “laden” implies some sort of…
Richard A. Meiss replied to Alexander Martin's discussion 'What is Science?'
Hi, Alexander –
Sounds like a good start. I do agree that science is often problem-driven and paradigm-driven, and if there is no paradigm in force, it is, to use the words of a departed British scientist, “just butterfly…
Richard A. Meiss replied to Kaitlin's discussion '2nd Law of Thermodynamics and Entropy'
Hi, Rich -
The problem we are facing is that David Edwards and I are using the concepts of thermodynamics in their originally-intended way; that is, as a description (an accounting, if you will) of the energy relations in the biochemical operations…
Richard A. Meiss replied to Kaitlin's discussion 'Dissapointment with ICR's article'
Rich,
Yes, I did state that any scientist who is an active "evolution denier" is in the position of having to account for the effects that such a denial has to do with the foundational disciplines that underlie most of science. And, yes,…
Richard A. Meiss replied to Kaitlin's discussion '2nd Law of Thermodynamics and Entropy'
Hi, Rich -
From a thermodynamic standpoint, DNA in a living cell is in its lowest possible energy state for its given circumstances. There are lower energy states possible, but there are potential energy barriers (the 'activation energy')…
Richard A. Meiss replied to Kaitlin's discussion 'Dissapointment with ICR's article'
Hi, Rich -
I'll answer your second response first. Unfortunately, I will have to agree with much of what you say - and it brings up some important points. Yes, most scientists (especially outside the biological sciences) have not studied…
Richard A. Meiss replied to Kaitlin's discussion 'Dissapointment with ICR's article'
Hi, Alexander -
I am certainly ready for such a challenge. Will it come from someone who knows from personal experience how the process of deriving conclusions from experimental data actually operates - from experimental design to data reduction…
Richard A. Meiss replied to Kaitlin's discussion 'Dissapointment with ICR's article'
Hi, Ralph –
Let me comment on several points that you have made.
You said, “Earlier, you shattered any confidence I might of had that you were capable of doing decent science.”
The great majority of my published scientific work…
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