Daniel Smith
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Joined: Sep. 2007
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| Quote (Quack @ April 18 2009,00:22) | | Quote | | My argument has always been that such pathways will be found to be unworkable when looked at closely. Calling that an "infinite regress" or "moving the goalposts" is a dishonest attempt to negate the crux of my argument. |
Looks like an argument about the future to me. Now, isn't it a fact that (leaving aside the dubious Biblical predictions) predictions about the future are among the most difficult predictions that can be made?
Don't you think it would be prudent to direct your effort towards predictions about the present, and even more rewarding, the past?
Like that flood you know. Seems we are quite a crowd here queeing for a first view. Be a good sport, don't keep us waiting much longer. It seems to me that if that matter could find a satisfactory solution, many other issues might be laid to rest too. |
Why are you all so intent on changing the subject?
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