Being Decent To Each Other

[Omnibus]

You see?  Hans knows the proper way to do insults.  Polite overstated sarcasm, in Latin.  See how much more "decent" that sounds compared to Omnibus' frequent (incessant?) use of pointed, hurtful terms such as idiot, incompetent, ignorant, etc. for those who ask him to explain the absolute proof that SMOT violates CoE and produces free energy? 

Night, All...

and Hans...I'll see you in my dreams, you handsome devil you!

Linda, you obviously like to be insulted with polite arrogance. This person is not so consistent as you present him, though. Go back and check is 'idiot' really lacking from his vocabulary or even other words I don't even want to repeat here. Go check. You gullible supporter of fellow "skeptics", you. "Skeptics" that are no skeptics at all but are mere negligible incompetents who bump into people doing serious business like blind puppies.

[Omnibus]

These incompetent Hanses of the world are not less harmful than the enthusiasts you so much dislike, Linda. Double standards, huh?

[Omnibus]

I think Linda expressed it most eloquently a few posts back, more so than I ever could have.  I have one suggestion to those eagerly proclaiming new discoveries or conspiracy theories - read Richard Feynman, my great hero and the person who got me reading about physics and science in general.  I particularly found his writings about the Challenger disaster both informative and entertaining.  He was one of the investigators and the person primarily responsible for figuring out that it was the O-rings that were the problem.  The book is called What Do You Care What Other People Think?: Further Adventures of a Curious Character, and here is a link:

http://www.amazon.com/What-Care-Other-People-Think/dp/0393320928/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194842326&sr=8-2

The thing I really got out of him is the methodical way in which he reasons and arrives at an answer.  He has no tolerance for fancy unsubstantiated claims.  It was really mind opening to me and gave me a respect for science (not my profession) that I do not see in other fields.  As Carl Sagan said:

"In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion."

So, let's not treat science like politics or religion, eh?

Read it again: "He has no tolerance for fancy unsubstantiated claims." This fellow is far from being my hero but I do agree on that with him. There should be no tolerance for incompetence and arrogant stupidity, even if it's expressed politely. Hanses of the world should be shown their place in no uncertain terms.

[nightlife]

Linda, my name is Tom and my example was actually my feelings and something I am working on but I only posted that so people could see how others would respond to me saying what I have in my head. I could have been anyone as I am not some one you or anyone else here knows. I would have never posted that but I came across this thread and I felt it would be a way to give a good example of how some people really feel and how others would respond. Was it right? No one would ever know unless I was to show proof either way. My point was that we can not and should not get angry with others who post things as I did because it may hurt the poster feelings and or make them angry.
We can not nor should we ever let our own frustration and anger cause emotional pain on others just because of something they have said regardless of how frustrating and angry it makes us feel.

I am working with a city that is filled with crime and hatred and I am trying real hard to get people to start respecting other and to teach parents how to become better parents. I have found that more and more troubled teens are troubled because of their upbringing and I am on a mission to help provide parents with some knowledge to help them properly supervise and guide their children in the right direction to help keep them from becoming adults who commit crimes and have so much hate in their hearts.
This thread was a good way to show how we as adults behave and how our behavior gets passed down to our children and how it intensifies over the generations.

I have spent my a large part of my life as a criminal that most would never give a second thought about do to the crimes I have committed. I am older know and I have a family and I have looked back on my life and seen why I became who I was and what made me do those things I did. I don't want my children or anyone else?s children to ever have to go through the things I have and that is why I responded to this thread.

I am far from a religious person but I do want us all to live as peaceful as we all possible can so we can come together as a team to find solutions for problems that affect us all such as our quest here to seek a better way of creating energy that will benefit us all and not just a group of greedy power hungry people as oil has created.

[hoptoad]

It's not about agreeing with someone. It's about impudence in pushing wrong ideas as truth which must not be allowed. Science is not a democracy. Not everything goes in Science. It is intrinsically intolerant and whoever abuses it must bear the consequences.

Ave Omnibus ignorami te salutamus.

(Translation:  "Hail Omnibus, we the ignorant salute you" ) with apologies to Roman gladiators.

Hans von Lieven

This particular thread is about being "decent to each other". It is not a science thread per se, so the best thing the great Omnibus could do to preserve the main nature of the thread, is to leave it now. LOL!  Sorry, I just couldn't help that!  "Decent" and "Omnibus" in the same sentence! Now that's an oxymoron........

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