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Conference 7.286::objectivism

Title:Objectivist Forum
Notice:value given for value received
Moderator:UPSAR::THOMAS
Created:Thu May 14 1987
Last Modified:Sat Apr 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:326
Total number of notes:5737

89.0. "Philosophy and modern physics" by DECWET::PALMER () Thu Apr 07 1988 22:53

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89.1bizarre, but not really "uncertain"TFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkFri Apr 08 1988 12:5621
89.2Much ado about nothingNAVAJO::WRODGERSSIC SEMPER TYRANNISFri Apr 08 1988 13:5429
89.3Know your toolsSKYLRK::OLSONI can't recommend this too highly...Fri Apr 08 1988 23:5418
89.4any literature?DECWET::PALMERSat Apr 09 1988 02:1112
89.5Is A still A when it moves ?SPMFG1::CHARBONNDto save all Your clownsMon Apr 11 1988 10:2132
89.6Victims ? Or the new priesthood ?SPMFG1::CHARBONNDto save all Your clownsMon Apr 11 1988 10:3525
89.7Primacy of the majorityNAVAJO::WRODGERSSIC SEMPER TYRANNISMon Apr 11 1988 18:3312
89.8it's worse than I thoughtDECWET::PALMERMon Apr 11 1988 18:5516
89.9TFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkTue Apr 12 1988 13:0917
89.10it REALLY is "uncertain"TFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkFri Apr 15 1988 12:5434
89.11three of a zillion questions.NAVAJO::WRODGERSSIC SEMPER TYRANNISFri Apr 15 1988 18:0916
89.12its waves all the way downTFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkFri Apr 15 1988 19:5829
89.13Has Monty Python discovered this?NAVAJO::WRODGERSSIC SEMPER TYRANNISFri Apr 15 1988 22:0824
89.14SA1794::CHARBONNDgeneric personal nameMon Apr 18 1988 18:063
89.15deBroglieTFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkWed Apr 20 1988 11:4162
89.16_Einstein_Plus_Two_DECWET::PALMERSat Sep 03 1988 01:4015
89.17InfinityBLITZN::ROBERTSAsk Me About ToastmastersFri Oct 07 1988 20:317
89.18yes and noTFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkFri Oct 07 1988 20:3713
89.19QM isn't the only problemPOOL::HALLYBThe smart money was on GoliathSat Oct 15 1988 14:0139
89.20reality is real, not objectivistTRUCKS::KOSKUBAKarel_the_cotton_fistMon Oct 17 1988 10:3819
89.21TFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkMon Oct 17 1988 13:3829
89.22Q.E.D.TRUCKS::KOSKUBAKarel_the_cotton_fistTue Oct 18 1988 12:1628
89.23A is *STILL* A, doggone it!NAMBE::WRODGERSSIC SEMPER TYRANNISTue Oct 18 1988 15:3428
89.24just calm yourself :^)TRUCKS::KOSKUBAKarel_the_cotton_fistWed Oct 19 1988 09:3242
89.25"...in the same way..."JEMEZ::WRODGERSSIC SEMPER TYRANNISWed Oct 19 1988 13:4357
89.26geometry and QMTFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkWed Oct 19 1988 15:1925
89.27make sure you know what you're huntingTRUCKS::KOSKUBAKarel_the_cotton_fistWed Oct 19 1988 15:5230
89.28geometry of spaceTFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkWed Oct 19 1988 16:5241
89.29confused about the curvature of spaceDECWET::PALMERWed Oct 19 1988 18:2519
89.30Relativistic Objectivism?AKOV75::CRAMERWed Oct 19 1988 19:0023
89.31more to comeTFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkWed Oct 19 1988 19:1847
89.32relevant to whomTFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkWed Oct 19 1988 19:3119
89.33"as if" or reality?DECWET::PALMERWed Oct 19 1988 22:3223
89.34LISP::DERAMODaniel V. {AITG,LISP,ZFC}:: D'EramoThu Oct 20 1988 02:354
89.35TRUCKS::KOSKUBAKarel_the_cotton_fistThu Oct 20 1988 09:2232
89.36the big questionTFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkThu Oct 20 1988 12:4627
89.37is space curved, or does light just follow a curved path?DECWET::PALMERSat Oct 22 1988 00:5941
89.38TFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkMon Oct 24 1988 12:1120
89.39Sorry for the delay, been NEXTingPOOL::HALLYBThe smart money was on GoliathMon Nov 14 1988 22:0924
89.40Space IS curvedWALLAC::LAYNESat Jan 14 1989 10:3520
89.41How to render a good concept useless . . .IOENG::JWILLIAMSWelcome to the Bush LeagueWed Jan 18 1989 14:337
89.42Straighter is in another dimensionWALLAC::LAYNEFri Jan 20 1989 06:3113
89.43Non-euclidean Spheres ARE REAL !WALLAC::LAYNEFri Jan 20 1989 11:3949
89.44Einstein was no objectivistTFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkFri Jan 20 1989 12:3113
89.45IOENG::JWILLIAMSWelcome to the Bush LeagueFri Jan 20 1989 17:1710
89.46resourcesKYOA::HASKELLPlaying with a stacked DECSat Jan 21 1989 02:1335
89.47more that one way to skin a catKYOA::HASKELLPlaying with a stacked DECSat Jan 21 1989 02:2412
89.48Einstein's Metaphysics & Epistemology ONLYWALLAC::LAYNESat Jan 21 1989 07:4218
89.49I continue this in Application of Philosophy (165)MEMORY::CHISVINI cut through Gordian knotsSat Jan 21 1989 17:5710
89.50Correction notedWALLAC::LAYNESun Jan 22 1989 06:3214
89.51GEOMETRY? Of WHAT???WALLAC::LAYNESun Jan 22 1989 08:2863
89.52A better way. REALLY!!WALLAC::LAYNESun Jan 22 1989 12:0773
89.53Truth and Beauty.IOENG::JWILLIAMSWelcome to the Bush LeagueMon Jan 23 1989 14:588
89.54einstein revealedKYOA::HASKELLPlaying with a stacked DECMon Jan 23 1989 22:3446
89.55The Golden RuleIOENG::JWILLIAMSWelcome to the Bush LeagueTue Jan 24 1989 14:3512
89.56SA1794::CHARBONNDI'm the NRATue Jan 24 1989 14:496
89.57Consider this . . .IOENG::JWILLIAMSWelcome to the Bush LeagueTue Jan 24 1989 15:545
89.58medium of valuesKYOA::HASKELLPlaying with a stacked DECWed Jan 25 1989 03:0717
89.59SA1794::CHARBONNDI'm the NRAWed Jan 25 1989 10:088
89.60delphic quantaKYOA::HASKELLPlaying with a stacked DECWed Jan 25 1989 22:2244
89.61The Curvature of SpaceWALLAC::LAYNEThu Jan 26 1989 10:0222
89.62TFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkThu Jan 26 1989 11:3619
89.63Your answer.IOENG::JWILLIAMSWelcome to the Bush LeagueThu Jan 26 1989 20:3814
89.64the new groundKYOA::HASKELLPlaying with a stacked DECThu Jan 26 1989 23:4642
89.65TFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkFri Jan 27 1989 12:4225
89.66the debates continueKYOA::HASKELLPlaying with a stacked DECSat Jan 28 1989 18:4780
89.67First principles in serious question.IOENG::JWILLIAMSWelcome to the Bush LeagueWed Feb 01 1989 21:2426
89.68Einstein's Twin "Paradox".WALLAC::LAYNESun Feb 05 1989 11:3252
89.69A is ABLITZN::ROBERTSReason, Purpose, Self-esteemSun Feb 05 1989 21:1322
89.70AITG::DERAMODaniel V. {AITG,ZFC}:: D'EramoMon Feb 06 1989 02:3811
89.71twinsTFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkMon Feb 06 1989 14:1116
89.72Cross ReferenceIOENG::JWILLIAMSWelcome to the Bush LeagueMon Feb 06 1989 18:015
89.731G is 1GKYOA::HASKELLPlaying with a stacked DECWed Feb 08 1989 00:382
89.74An EXTERNAL standard MUST be applied to the EVENTWALLAC::LAYNEWed Feb 08 1989 11:5448
89.75external standards are newtonianTFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkWed Feb 08 1989 12:0825
89.76The general solution to special relativity?IOENG::JWILLIAMSWelcome to the Bush LeagueWed Feb 08 1989 15:3814
89.77twinsKYOA::HASKELLPlaying with a stacked DECWed Feb 08 1989 23:0336
89.78"Somewhat"? Newtonian?WALLAC::LAYNESat Feb 11 1989 19:2497
89.79relativity is universalKYOA::HASKELLPlaying with a stacked DECMon Feb 13 1989 00:4241
89.80twin "paradox" has been experimentally provenTFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkMon Feb 13 1989 14:4735
89.81Mathematical systemsIOENG::JWILLIAMSWelcome to the Bush LeagueMon Feb 13 1989 19:5611
89.82I can't move in two directions at once!WALLAC::LAYNETue Feb 14 1989 10:4383
89.83co-ordinate systems KYOA::HASKELLPlaying with a stacked DECWed Feb 15 1989 00:1633
89.84another reason why.KYOA::HASKELLPlaying with a stacked DECWed Feb 15 1989 00:4818
89.85near lightKYOA::HASKELLPlaying with a stacked DECWed Feb 15 1989 00:566
89.86just what is "near light"TFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkWed Feb 15 1989 12:2442
89.87Time for a thought Experiment !WALLAC::LAYNEFri Feb 17 1989 07:2954
89.88It's a simple idea . . ,.IOENG::JWILLIAMSWelcome to the Bush LeagueFri Feb 17 1989 21:557
89.89Wake up! and Blast off!WALLAC::LAYNESat Feb 18 1989 11:4981
89.90absolute time?KYOA::HASKELLPlaying with a stacked DECSat Feb 18 1989 22:024
89.91Time for a word about time.WALLAC::LAYNESun Feb 19 1989 08:4682
89.92Perceptions are Relative NOT Reality !!!WALLAC::LAYNESun Feb 19 1989 14:43101
89.93blundersKYOA::HASKELLPlaying with a stacked DECSun Feb 19 1989 20:066
89.94so it beginsKYOA::HASKELLPlaying with a stacked DECSun Feb 19 1989 20:5216
89.95TFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkTue Feb 21 1989 12:4958
89.96how time flies..er flowsKYOA::HASKELLPlaying with a stacked DECTue Feb 21 1989 23:1430
89.97TFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkWed Feb 22 1989 13:06104
89.98AITG::DERAMODaniel V. {AITG,ZFC}:: D'EramoWed Feb 22 1989 22:5445
89.99Regroup and Counter-attack !!WALLAC::LAYNEThu Feb 23 1989 08:3146
89.100differences and similaritiesKYOA::HASKELLPlaying with a stacked DECFri Feb 24 1989 22:5018
89.101motion is motionKYOA::HASKELLPlaying with a stacked DECSat Feb 25 1989 01:258
89.102Check your premises !!WALLAC::LAYNESun Feb 26 1989 11:5765
89.103"As if" OR "Real"WALLAC::LAYNESun Feb 26 1989 19:21115
89.104TFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkTue Feb 28 1989 14:0124
89.105the fourth state of matter.KYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitWed Mar 01 1989 01:597
89.106TFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkWed Mar 01 1989 12:4314
89.107Let's keep it simple.WALLAC::LAYNEThu Mar 02 1989 12:1034
89.108Geometry is Objective, Observation is not.WALLAC::LAYNEFri Mar 03 1989 12:0586
89.109Observations Correct, Interpretations Wrong!!WALLAC::LAYNESat Mar 04 1989 08:32133
89.110The Rectangular Coordinate System.WALLAC::LAYNESat Mar 04 1989 11:0625
89.111bulb A shaped like a chicken, bulb B like an egg :-)AITG::DERAMODaniel V. {AITG,ZFC}:: D'EramoSat Mar 04 1989 22:3374
89.112Events are NOT points.WALLAC::LAYNESun Mar 05 1989 11:3259
89.113Lost and TiredDEC25::ROBERTSReason, Purpose, Self-esteemSun Mar 05 1989 13:3124
89.114Yes sir, it is all I have thought about!WALLAC::LAYNEMon Mar 06 1989 03:5456
89.115tachyons and superconductorsTFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkMon Mar 06 1989 13:0254
89.116is pain relative?KYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitMon Mar 06 1989 21:5116
89.117universal time also flowsKYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitMon Mar 06 1989 22:5352
89.118the blunderTFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkTue Mar 07 1989 13:2419
89.119Relativity in a nut shell.T16209::LAYNESat Mar 11 1989 12:1058
89.120More Relativity F.Y.I.T16209::LAYNESat Mar 11 1989 16:4766
89.121Apples and oranges.T16209::LAYNESat Mar 11 1989 18:4142
89.122I can *relate* to that !!T16209::LAYNESun Mar 12 1989 04:5551
89.123In search of schrodinger's indeterminant cat.T16209::LAYNESun Mar 12 1989 11:3747
89.124TFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkMon Mar 13 1989 13:1052
89.125abstracts would helpDECWET::PALMERA is ATue Mar 14 1989 01:0924
89.126Haste makes sloppy terminology!T16209::LAYNEWed Mar 15 1989 10:3443
89.127WALLAC::LAYNEWed Mar 15 1989 12:1232
89.128TFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkWed Mar 15 1989 15:4178
89.129To BE a Physicist, you must FIRST be a Philosopher!!!WALLAC::LAYNEFri Mar 17 1989 12:1260
89.130Einstein believed Spinoza's contentions also.WALLAC::LAYNESat Mar 18 1989 08:0668
89.131Poles are poles and Charges are charges.WALLAC::LAYNESat Mar 18 1989 14:18104
89.132Einstein only looked at one side of the coin.WALLAC::LAYNESun Mar 19 1989 11:58107
89.133sorta expansionKYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitTue Mar 21 1989 01:1946
89.134SI-FI? OR SI-FACT?KYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitTue Mar 21 1989 02:2149
89.135at rest is motionKYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitTue Mar 21 1989 03:5816
89.136Einstein and Pointcare'KYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitWed Mar 22 1989 02:0053
89.137correctionKYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitWed Mar 22 1989 02:2415
89.138not intending to be nasty ELRIC::MARSHALLhunting the snarkWed Mar 22 1989 12:2127
89.139statement of intentKYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitThu Mar 23 1989 01:0949
89.140expansion without ReismannKYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitFri Mar 24 1989 00:5350
89.141of time and dinosaursKYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitSat Mar 25 1989 02:5948
89.142TFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkMon Mar 27 1989 12:2922
89.143Insert tongue in cheek KYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitTue Apr 04 1989 02:5433
89.144thinking is essentialKYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitTue Apr 04 1989 05:1764
89.145DECWET::PHYSICSTFH::MARSHALLhunting the snarkThu Apr 06 1989 14:4612
89.146every thing seems to have 'duality'KYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitSun Apr 09 1989 21:4348
89.147I prefer Gribben to Pagels: less fuzzyMINAR::BISHOPWed Apr 12 1989 23:3520
89.148sometimes fuzzy is betterKYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitFri Apr 14 1989 04:0610
89.149what can you do...KYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitFri Apr 14 1989 06:1321
89.150exactlyELRIC::MARSHALLhunting the snarkFri Apr 14 1989 14:1513
89.151perhaps a better exampleKYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitWed Apr 19 1989 02:4150
89.152photons in timeELRIC::MARSHALLhunting the snarkWed Apr 19 1989 15:3721
89.153lets be discete about thisKYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitMon Apr 24 1989 04:3832
89.154how long can you tread water?KYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitMon Apr 24 1989 05:2934
89.155ELRIC::MARSHALLhunting the snarkMon Apr 24 1989 13:3163
89.156A physicist's derivation of Special RelativityELRIC::MARSHALLhunting the snarkMon Apr 24 1989 14:0958
89.157diffusion confusionKYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitTue May 09 1989 05:3414
89.158ELRIC::MARSHALLhunting the snarkTue May 09 1989 16:3123
89.159Sorry I took so long !!!!!WALLAC::LAYNEFri Jun 02 1989 13:5462
89.160Philosophy identifies the paths specialists walk !WALLAC::LAYNESat Jun 03 1989 10:4380
89.161Absolute Motion yields Absolute TimeWALLAC::LAYNESat Jun 03 1989 20:0642
89.162time and againKYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitSun Jun 04 1989 04:3219
89.163photons do have "mass"ELRIC::MARSHALLhunting the snarkMon Jun 05 1989 14:4118
89.164YODA::BARANSKILooking for the green flashMon Jun 05 1989 21:3632
89.165fork in the roadELRIC::MARSHALLhunting the snarkTue Jun 06 1989 13:468
89.166Solve one riddle uncover another !!!WALLAC::LAYNEWed Jun 07 1989 14:0784
89.167ELRIC::MARSHALLhunting the snarkWed Jun 07 1989 14:3339
89.168chicken and eggKYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitThu Jun 08 1989 04:0438
89.169why does light bend in a gravity well?ELRIC::MARSHALLhunting the snarkThu Jun 08 1989 14:3425
89.170Just a layman's thoughtSKYLRK::OLSONPartner in the Almaden Train WreckThu Jun 08 1989 18:2315
89.171Beyond The N.Pole Is *Up* not NorthWALLAC::LAYNEFri Jun 09 1989 07:06113
89.172ELRIC::MARSHALLhunting the snarkFri Jun 09 1989 13:2830
89.173So blow some holes in the logicWALLAC::LAYNEFri Jun 09 1989 15:1230
89.174I have no problem with the observationsWALLAC::LAYNEFri Jun 09 1989 15:1676
89.175The Fifth PostulateELRIC::MARSHALLhunting the snarkMon Jun 12 1989 13:4140
89.176not quite correctKYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitTue Jun 13 1989 03:0329
89.177Beaten out againKYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitTue Jun 13 1989 03:4350
89.178Mathematics Vs The Models DescribedWALLAC::LAYNEThu Jun 15 1989 14:3791
89.179ELRIC::MARSHALLhunting the snarkThu Jun 15 1989 20:5446
89.180Let's not forget Occam's RazorWALLAC::LAYNESat Jun 17 1989 12:15213
89.181space-time integrationKYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitSun Jun 18 1989 22:4132
89.182an expanded versionKYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitSun Jun 18 1989 23:5140
89.183solid as a rockKYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitMon Jun 19 1989 00:3522
89.184roll your ownKYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitMon Jun 19 1989 01:5538
89.185reply to .164KYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitWed Jun 21 1989 03:4234
89.186theoryELRIC::MARSHALLhunting the snarkThu Jun 22 1989 12:3432
89.187Spacetime is a single entityWALLAC::LAYNEFri Jun 23 1989 13:4280
89.188mathematical dimensionsKYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitSat Jun 24 1989 04:3328
89.189thought processes, not fantasyKYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitSun Jun 25 1989 03:3836
89.190Chasing de BroglieKYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitSun Jun 25 1989 05:0031
89.191A Cosmology Cocktail with a Quantum ChaserWALLAC::LAYNESun Jun 25 1989 21:29200
89.192almost 4th of julyKYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitMon Jun 26 1989 02:4865
89.193universal determinismKYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitMon Jun 26 1989 03:2734
89.194where does the rain go when it doesn't rain?ELRIC::MARSHALLhunting the snarkMon Jun 26 1989 13:5240
89.195Existence Exists, ALL of it !!!WALLAC::LAYNEMon Jun 26 1989 13:5581
89.196the pragmatic viewKYOA::HASKELLmagna est veritas, et prevalebitMon Jun 26 1989 16:399