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originally posted by: borntowatch
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: borntowatch
No solid replies to the dilemma have been forthcoming:
On the contrary. Your propensity to quote other quote mining sources does not actually accomplish much but demonstrate your enthusiastic propensity to confirmation bias. You have invented a "dilemma" to support yourself.
Your quote from O'rourke just says that the "circular argument" is so ridiculous that geologists find no point in disputing it. Read it again, it says that it's not worth the effort. In any case, in his conclusion O'rouke says:
The first step is to explain what is done in the field in simple terms that can be tested directly. The field man records his sense perceptions on isomorphic maps and sections, abstracts the more diagnostic rock features, and arranges them according to their vertical order. He compares this local sequence to the global column obtained from a great many man-years of work against his predecessors. As long as this cognitive process is acknowledged as the pragmatic basis of stratigraphy, both local and global sections can be treated as chronologies without reproach.
O'rourke supports geological dating techniques. He is not someone you want to quote to prove your point. Unless, of course, you take him out of context and not expect anyone to follow up.
Oh, using Kitts? Not so good for you. The "circularity problem" is avoidable, he says so. Following your out of context quote:
Despite these pitfalls we can with reasonable care avoid the danger of presupposing what it is we want to ultimately to test and have at our disposal a distribution of organisms in space and time that we suppose to have been related to one another by descent.
www.talkorigins.org...
What was the question?
I just want an answer
Oh WOW Phage you are so AWESOME, I cant refute what you have said, I am at a loss
Did you answer my questions, evidently not
Just ...
just....
just
anyway well done, you will get lotsa stars for nothing
originally posted by: AngryCymraeg
originally posted by: borntowatch
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: borntowatch
No solid replies to the dilemma have been forthcoming:
On the contrary. Your propensity to quote other quote mining sources does not actually accomplish much but demonstrate your enthusiastic propensity to confirmation bias. You have invented a "dilemma" to support yourself.
Your quote from O'rourke just says that the "circular argument" is so ridiculous that geologists find no point in disputing it. Read it again, it says that it's not worth the effort. In any case, in his conclusion O'rouke says:
The first step is to explain what is done in the field in simple terms that can be tested directly. The field man records his sense perceptions on isomorphic maps and sections, abstracts the more diagnostic rock features, and arranges them according to their vertical order. He compares this local sequence to the global column obtained from a great many man-years of work against his predecessors. As long as this cognitive process is acknowledged as the pragmatic basis of stratigraphy, both local and global sections can be treated as chronologies without reproach.
O'rourke supports geological dating techniques. He is not someone you want to quote to prove your point. Unless, of course, you take him out of context and not expect anyone to follow up.
Oh, using Kitts? Not so good for you. The "circularity problem" is avoidable, he says so. Following your out of context quote:
Despite these pitfalls we can with reasonable care avoid the danger of presupposing what it is we want to ultimately to test and have at our disposal a distribution of organisms in space and time that we suppose to have been related to one another by descent.
www.talkorigins.org...
What was the question?
I just want an answer
Oh WOW Phage you are so AWESOME, I cant refute what you have said, I am at a loss
Did you answer my questions, evidently not
Just ...
just....
just
anyway well done, you will get lotsa stars for nothing
Your question has been answered. Not that you'll admit it. You never admit it, as you'll move the goalposts. Again. With added snark probably, because of course no-one can ever approach the level of answer that you need.
originally posted by: borntowatch
originally posted by: AngryCymraeg
originally posted by: borntowatch
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: borntowatch
No solid replies to the dilemma have been forthcoming:
On the contrary. Your propensity to quote other quote mining sources does not actually accomplish much but demonstrate your enthusiastic propensity to confirmation bias. You have invented a "dilemma" to support yourself.
Your quote from O'rourke just says that the "circular argument" is so ridiculous that geologists find no point in disputing it. Read it again, it says that it's not worth the effort. In any case, in his conclusion O'rouke says:
The first step is to explain what is done in the field in simple terms that can be tested directly. The field man records his sense perceptions on isomorphic maps and sections, abstracts the more diagnostic rock features, and arranges them according to their vertical order. He compares this local sequence to the global column obtained from a great many man-years of work against his predecessors. As long as this cognitive process is acknowledged as the pragmatic basis of stratigraphy, both local and global sections can be treated as chronologies without reproach.
O'rourke supports geological dating techniques. He is not someone you want to quote to prove your point. Unless, of course, you take him out of context and not expect anyone to follow up.
Oh, using Kitts? Not so good for you. The "circularity problem" is avoidable, he says so. Following your out of context quote:
Despite these pitfalls we can with reasonable care avoid the danger of presupposing what it is we want to ultimately to test and have at our disposal a distribution of organisms in space and time that we suppose to have been related to one another by descent.
www.talkorigins.org...
What was the question?
I just want an answer
Oh WOW Phage you are so AWESOME, I cant refute what you have said, I am at a loss
Did you answer my questions, evidently not
Just ...
just....
just
anyway well done, you will get lotsa stars for nothing
Your question has been answered. Not that you'll admit it. You never admit it, as you'll move the goalposts. Again. With added snark probably, because of course no-one can ever approach the level of answer that you need.
Can you show me where my question was answered.
I hear that alot but never actually see it.
Please do me a favor and show me where the question was answered
and flyingfish. if you note, all I am doing is asking a question, maybe I should start a thread asking this question, it worked in relation to the statistic question I couldnt get answered in this thread