Occam's Aftershave

FYI guys, vulcanism is an accepted variant form of volcanism, the study of volcanoes. </nitpick>

mung bean

Yeah, you tell 'em, Occam's. Comes from the Roman god Vulcan.


Dave, now that Eric has explained it are you up to speed on this?
If you aren't, hows about you tell us exactly which bit you're having difficulty with.
We can always use shorter words if you need us to.

Constant Mews

Eric, I think you're making an interesting point. Actually doing science requires intellectual capacity, education, training - and to do it well, experience. The number of people who feel they are entitled to a definitive opinion on a scientific subject without the prerequisite experience, training, education, etc.

It is as if I read three random pages of a flight trainer's manual and then attempted to take an F14 into combat. It would be suicidal and folks would rightfully laugh their heads off as I crashed and burned.

As Dave is doing here.

Constant Mews

That's OK, Dave doesn't understand the difference between hydrologic and hydraulic. :devil1:

Smullyan-esque

I see that you have posted recently, Mr. afdave. I wouldn't want you to forget your moral duty:
If you would like people to see you as a moral person, you should apologize for what you said. If you do not do so, the average person is going to think that your mom didn't raise you right.

Calilasseia

Tried telling him that once before Eric, namely here. He ignored that too.

But then we're dealing with an individual who seems to be unable to comprehend that 16 > 7.

So, outstanding questions for Dave to address with substantive answers include ...

Calibration Curves (Courtesy of Constant Mews and many others);

Honesty of accredited scientists (Courtesy of Smullyan-esque and many others).

Anyone here holding their breath?

Silent Dave

A new page, so let's recap where we are with Dave.


The green words:

IF ALL THE DATING METHODS FAILED FOR DIFFERENT REASONS, THEN THEY WOULDN'T AGREE WITH ONE ANOTHER!!!

BUT THEY DO, SO THEY DON'T!!!

AND THEY COULDN'T POSSIBLY ALL FAIL FOR THE SAME REASON!!!

THEREFORE, THE DATING METHODS WORK, AND THE EARTH IS OLDER THAN YEC PERMITS!!!



The purple words:

Is your response to the green words that the conscilience is explained by the fact that all the scientists who contributed to the conscillience carry deeply held beliefs of an old earth, and that they all unwittingly allowed these beliefs to influence the outcomes of their experiments?

Are you willing to commit to this position? If not, what is a response to the green words that you are willing to commit to?


We're waiting, Dave.

Silent Dave

Dave, I know damn well you've seen the green and purple words by now. What is your response?

Silent Dave

Dave, please note that you have been challenged to formal debates here and here.

biblethumping

Dave, I encourage you to read Genesis 11, your salvation rests in the CONFOUNDATION principle.