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Old 24-September-2008, 04:16 PM
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Warren, we seem to have another "language" problem. You keep saying "problematic" wrt the G&M paper. However,

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Originally Posted by Warren Platts View Post
You guys should really try to learn at least a little of the science you're trying to defend. From Mangano and Giddings (2008):

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The case D = 6, with time scale (4.49), even though very
long by human standards, is much shorter than the natural lifetime of the solar system. As we saw, certain warped scenarios are also similarly potentially problematic. Therefore, in order to constrain these scenarios we turn to their consequences for other astronomical bodies, particularly white dwarfs and neutron stars. (p. 28, my emphasis)
You even emphasized the qualifier you now ignore... potentially... and simply state that things are "problematic" when assessing the dangers.

That's similar to saying a woman is "potentially pregnant" and then dropping the "potentially" in subsequent discussion. There is a difference.
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