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Dmitri Mendeleev is resented by high school students, and lauded among scientists for having come up with the idea that the natural elements can be arranged neatly and logically in a regular fashion, based on simple properties such as their atomic number. Mendeleev’s Periodic Table is one of the best examples of synthesis in science, an idea that brought about the ability to make predictions about the discovery of new elements. What is less known is that Mendeleev had the idea in a dream—not while he was sitting at his desk thinking about the order of the universe. There are other examples of scientific discoveries made, not through the stereotypical behaviors we associate with scientists, but during dreams, walks in the park, or sudden episodes of seeing a solution that wasn’t there until a moment earlier. The role of intuition in scientific discovery has been has much maligned in favor of the importance of rationality in everyday life and human relationships. Worse, the two (intuition and rationality) have often been considered as opposites, as defining different types of mental activity, and even different kinds of people. Just think of Star Trek’s Mr. Spock: the quintessential rational entity, yet completely incapable of both emotions and intuitions. It turns out that research on what actually constitutes intuition is rapidly demolishing some old prejudices (see S. Dehaene, et al., in Science, 7 May 1997) and, in the process, forcing us to think of human beings again as creatures that have to have both intuition (and emotion) and rationality in order to function properly—so much for Mr. Spock
A well-documented case of intuition concerns Frederick Kekule's (1829 - 1896) discovery of the structure of benzene. Kekule saw the answer in a dream of a snake coiled and biting its tail. In an intuitive flash, he realized that the molecular structure was characterized by a ring of carbon atoms. Benzene is a 6 carbon ringed compound with 6 hydrogen atoms with the carbon-carbon bonds arranged alternately single and double. This discovery opened the way to modern theories of organic chemistry. Kekule wrote about his dream in his diary "�. I was sitting writing on my textbook, but the work did not progress; my thoughts were elsewhere. I turned my chair to the fire and dozed. Again the atoms were jumbling before my eyes. This time the smaller groups kept modestly in the background. My mental eye, rendered more acute by the repeated visions of the kind, could now distinguish larger structures of manifold conformation; long rows sometimes more closely fitted together all twining and twisting in snake-like motion. But look! What was that? One of the snakes had seized hold of its own tail, and the form whirled mockingly before my eyes. As if by a flash of lightning I awoke...". It is important to recognize that Kekule was immersed in the problem of how atoms combine to form molecules, and he was focused on benzene. These intuitive discoveries seem to occur when there is a strong emotional focus and intention to solve a specific issue
Both research professors found that all these three great scientists, who existed far apart in years and geography made it perfectly clear in their written record that the single most important factor in their great discoveries was their intuition.
-R Buckminster Fuller in Humans in Universe
Both research professors found that all these three great scientists, who existed far apart in years and geography made it perfectly clear in their written record that the single most important factor in their great discoveries was their intuition.
There is nothing to challenge
I am asking for a simple answer to a simple question. Yes or no. That's not so hard is it?
Originally posted by coyotepoet
reply to post by BRITWARRIOR
There is nothing to challenge
Why? Because you agree with me? Or because you are close minded and persist in the belief that all trails are contrails?
So that's it then? Those who agree with you are correct and those who disagree with you are close minded? Seems to me you're propping up your own defense by stating there is no reasonable alternative - then hiding it under the guise of asking a question. Tisk tisk...
Originally posted by coyotepoet
reply to post by BRITWARRIOR
There is nothing to challenge
Why? Because you agree with me? Or because you are close minded and persist in the belief that all trails are contrails?
I'm sorry OP, but I'm affraid your thread won't amount to much. As you can see from the above posts, it's too difficult for the debunkers to actually read your post. They will just end up using space for no good reason. Which is too bad, because your premise is interesting. While I haven't studied the subject very much, I'm inclined to think like you that there are both contrails and chemtrails. I rarely read these threads for the same reasons you talk about. Debunkers don't bother reading they just keep on posting the same garbage. They talk a lot, but are unwilling to listen.
Again, that is precisely my point with the post. I expect the same garbage and unwillingness to listen. An experiment in logic and the nature of this line of "communication" or lack thereof if you will. In fact, with every post of the same garbage, they prove my point for me clearly and plainly.
Besides, they are fond of creating threads and then taunting in every chemtrail thread that we refuse to acknowlege their threads because we don't have a leg to stand on. Now I can do the same.
obviously it's impossible to prove they don't exist..
So perhaps science is by far the only way we "human" could have any measurable explanation as to what we are seeing as lines (or whatever design) in the skies.
I agree, and yet that's exactly what the debunkers do (or try to do) with every post
I'm sure the government has the ability to do a lot of nefarious stuff to me. However, just because they have the ability doesn't mean that anything I think they can do, they are doing (unless someone proves to me that they aren't). If that were the case, I would be afraid to wake up and leave the house in the morning.
My reply.. Well they didn't tell you last time so why do you think they would now?? The FACT that they are capable and have done this in the past is irrefutable. So you are only arguing if they are still doing it, not if they can or have.
to do nothing and hope to come to a reasonable conclusion behind "chemtrails". The world will never know, I guess.