28-October-2008, 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Warren Platts
I've seen John Ellis on TV openly criticize the technique of calculating expectation (that's simply multiplying pcatastrophe by the Total Value of Mother Earth). It's no wonder he hates doing that--it would mean his precious collider would be SHUT DOWN. But what does he know? He's just a physicist. A geek in other words, with a narrow education. As Celestial Mechanic has admitted, physicists are not required to take any ethics classes. ... even lawyers are required to take at least one ethics class. Just ask Geonuc.
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This is an ad hominem, Warren Platts, as you admitted a few posts later.
Ad hom attacks are a violation of BAUT Rules; you will not do this again.
You can disagree with someone's position, you can question their credentials, but you will be reasonably polite about it. Do not attack the person.
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