Who is your favourite electronics guru?

In message , dated Tue, 8 Aug 2006, John Larkin writes

That sort of 'Why' is outside science. You might as well ask, 'Why is sodium?' or 'Why is a horse?'.

Because it's colder in Chicago than it is in winter.

Jim

Yep , here as well. (Netherlands, EU)

You say that as if "outside science" meant "worthless."

Mathematics is outside science. So is your argument that certain things are outside science.

I like to think of it sitting in a goldfish bowl on someone's coffee table actually.

Gaham

In message , dated Tue, 8 Aug

No.

Or is it the basis of science?

You are just making unwarranted assumptions and unsupported assertions.

Both, of course.

No; I am stating something fairly obvious which follows logically from what you said. I thought you defined science as the study of the physical world. That definition is not part of the study of the physical world.

Well, sodium "is", because of the configuration of a corresponding number of electrons around a multiply charged (+11 to be exact) nucleus. The configuration is a direct result of the Pauli Exclusion Principle and wavelike/quantum states of those electrons.

Because, according to Darwin, it evolved in conditions suitable for such an animal to be capable of surviving better than otherwise.

Or according to the Pentateuch, God created horses on the sixth day (same as us, coincidentially).

Tim, your ONE (1) P.C. post of the day.

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No, that's a load of rubbish, and you know it.

The galaxy is in a little marble that aliens are playing with (ref: Men In Black).

Tim

Heh! "Disallow M$-IE 'automatic picture size adaptation'."

Kewl!

Thanks! Rich

Well, this guy does:

And it took him a very, very long time to figure it out. He's _NOT_ perfect, and was never supposed to be from the start: he's evolving right along with us and the rest of the Universe, and learning as he goes, as are we. Our brains, after all, are the neurons of God. ;-)

Cheers! Rich

Outside Science *AS WE KNOW IT*.

After all, isn't "science" the Quest For Truth?

Thanks, Rich

No. That's philosophy.

I see a ratio of about 8 Bob's Mailbox to 1 Bob tries to show us how to properly tie a back pack / or Bob discussing a 20 year old fet op amp design. Kinda sad. Still worships at the ol' VW Bug altar too. I think he writes the column because he figures he has to. Sure doesn't look like he wants to. I still look for his column though. regards, tom

In message , dated Tue, 8 Aug 2006, Rich the Philosophizer writes

That might be 'philosophy'. But widening and making fuzzy the scope of science **creates** a potential conflict with religion. Some people do that intentionally, to foment strife. Should we support that?

I drive past his house maybe once a week. The front yard *is* full of ratty, rusty old Beetles.

John

No, science would be better defined as a quest to eliminate the false.

Hey, Ideas for Design is great! You can never know too many ways to toggle an output with a single pushbutton!

I dunno if I agree with that. Most of the guys with the big bucks are the ones with the applications. They hire the guys to make the circuits for relatively little reward.