tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post114658534131567396..comments2023-09-21T03:28:35.308-05:00Comments on Full Metal Attorney: Mind TripFull Metal Attorneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04818204892818121018noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1147272777310073392006-05-10T09:52:00.000-05:002006-05-10T09:52:00.000-05:00I've got a ways to go back home tonight, still...b...I've got a ways to go back home tonight, still...but that's not what you're asking.<BR/><BR/>Not me of course, but them crazy people who do the freaky with mitochondrial DNA, maybe?<BR/><BR/>It's been a LONG day. Where I was going with that was that we're all umpteenth cousins umpteen times removed.<BR/><BR/>I find it harder to hate people when I think about them (even the most annoying ones) as IbaDaiRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04845661759929090003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1147256894133560252006-05-10T05:28:00.000-05:002006-05-10T05:28:00.000-05:00Interesting question. Do you have a way to go back...Interesting question. Do you have a way to go back?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1147236383824081162006-05-09T23:46:00.000-05:002006-05-09T23:46:00.000-05:00Hmm? No, no more so to yours than to my own!(But y...Hmm? No, no more so to yours than to my own!<BR/><BR/>(But yes, I do like it partly because of the possible "monkey down from tree" ~ evolution associations!)<BR/><BR/>That's actually an interesting side topic, though, your ancestors and mine: how far back would we have to go before we found THE unique mating pair from which we (you and me or any two of us here) are both descended?IbaDaiRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04845661759929090003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1147214518241676412006-05-09T17:41:00.000-05:002006-05-09T17:41:00.000-05:00No doubt you are referring to one of my illustriou...No doubt you are referring to one of my illustrious ancestors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1147209730493769092006-05-09T16:22:00.000-05:002006-05-09T16:22:00.000-05:00"Even a monkey falls from the trees."Sorry. Japane..."Even a monkey falls from the trees."<BR/><BR/>Sorry. Japanese proverb (<I>Saru mo ki kara ochiru</I>). To wit, everybody makes mistakes!<BR/><BR/>: )IbaDaiRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04845661759929090003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1147191138365309122006-05-09T11:12:00.000-05:002006-05-09T11:12:00.000-05:00Oops! I meant to say I pronounce the 'p'.Oops! I meant to say I pronounce the 'p'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1147191078579018532006-05-09T11:11:00.000-05:002006-05-09T11:11:00.000-05:00I pronounce the 't', but I just like the way it fe...I pronounce the 't', but I just like the way it feels in my mouth when I say it that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1147178160159749042006-05-09T07:36:00.000-05:002006-05-09T07:36:00.000-05:00OK, gotcha. My bad! (ibad?)BTW, do you really say ...OK, gotcha. My bad! (ibad?)<BR/><BR/>BTW, do you really say the "p"? I thought that went out with the Greeks. Well, and the Germans with their Pferde and Pfeiffers and such. : )IbaDaiRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04845661759929090003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1147145650991378082006-05-08T22:34:00.000-05:002006-05-08T22:34:00.000-05:00Hi, Ibadairon. Sorry to say, I'm not associated wi...Hi, Ibadairon. Sorry to say, I'm not associated with any wildlife organizations, nor am I in Japan. <BR/><BR/>Not sure why I chose ptarmigan for my monicker. I guess because I like pronouncing the 'pt' sound. I was thinking of pterodactyl, but that seemed a bit outdated. Ptarmigan seemed more current.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1147142507426290882006-05-08T21:41:00.000-05:002006-05-08T21:41:00.000-05:00Appropriate? Have I ever been? : )As long as Kelly...Appropriate? Have I ever been? <BR/><BR/>: )<BR/><BR/>As long as Kelly doesn't mind, I suppose it is: Since you don't link to a blog or website via your signature, I was curious as to who you are. I found a "ptarmigan" associated with a wildlife studies group here in Japan and was wondering if it was you and if you're still on this side of the ole orb.<BR/><BR/>Always curious about the people I IbaDaiRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04845661759929090003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1147128370006945052006-05-08T17:46:00.000-05:002006-05-08T17:46:00.000-05:00Ibadairon,I'm sorry I missed your question. Would ...Ibadairon,<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry I missed your question. Would you mind repeating it? (Is this is an appropriate venue?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1147105460374304202006-05-08T11:24:00.000-05:002006-05-08T11:24:00.000-05:00Very well put!Very well put!Full Metal Attorneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04818204892818121018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1147102077688729762006-05-08T10:27:00.000-05:002006-05-08T10:27:00.000-05:00Ptarmigan, extremely nicely put.(I asked you a que...Ptarmigan, extremely nicely put.<BR/><BR/>(I asked you a question a while back on LG's blog...???)IbaDaiRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04845661759929090003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1147092090778471222006-05-08T07:41:00.000-05:002006-05-08T07:41:00.000-05:00Ibadairon's comments on the tentative expedient as...Ibadairon's comments on the tentative expedient as a means to breaking the impasse of insufficient information is interesting. In effect, when information is insufficient we often must choose between being too paralyzed to make a decision (or to take on a belief), or finding the means to move forward despite the shortage of info.<BR/><BR/>His formula is essentially to apply Ockham's Razor. That Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1146883735814315622006-05-05T21:48:00.000-05:002006-05-05T21:48:00.000-05:00Again you're referring only to this particular pai...Again you're referring only to this particular pair of opposites.<BR/><BR/>Optimism and pessimism are subjective responses, based on a comparison of (apparent?) reality with some imagined alternative set of facts or conditions.<BR/><BR/>You view my opinion on this specific issue (and its ramifications) as pessimistic because you consider your own, which is in direct opposition, as optimistic. I IbaDaiRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04845661759929090003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1146854965865436102006-05-05T13:49:00.000-05:002006-05-05T13:49:00.000-05:00Well, it would seem I didn't really need to be spe...Well, it would seem I didn't really need to be specific. I knew that my meaning would be clear.<BR/><BR/>I still think it's pessimistic, regardless of any emotional investment.Full Metal Attorneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04818204892818121018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1146850822341076322006-05-05T12:40:00.000-05:002006-05-05T12:40:00.000-05:00You're going to have to do wee bit better than tha...You're going to have to do wee bit better than that, Kelly! Either keep it general or make it explicit: <I>Take two opposite propositions, say A and B</I> or <I>Take two opposite propositions, say +God and -God</I>. : )<BR/><BR/>When there is insufficient evidence for deciding the truth of either A or B, accept as a <B>tentative expedient</B> whichever of the two requires the fewest additional (IbaDaiRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04845661759929090003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1146847917828756442006-05-05T11:51:00.000-05:002006-05-05T11:51:00.000-05:00Yeah, but what are the odds that (s)he's actually ...Yeah, but what are the odds that (s)he's actually going to find any more porn on the <I>Internet</I>, of all places. It's just not there!<BR/><BR/>I have a question, Ibad. Take two opposite propositions, say + and -. There is insufficient evidence for either proposition to be proved. Why, then, pick - instead of +? Isn't that a bit pessimistic?Full Metal Attorneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04818204892818121018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1146791335327555012006-05-04T20:08:00.000-05:002006-05-04T20:08:00.000-05:00Wow, Kelly, Yuriy is going to inform you if he fin...Wow, Kelly, Yuriy is going to inform you if he finds more porn.<BR/><BR/>That's awesome.adaminaustraliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05044788916369059236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1146715653856923862006-05-03T23:07:00.000-05:002006-05-03T23:07:00.000-05:00Moise, how do you reasonably justify admitting a r...Moise, how do you reasonably justify admitting a range of possibilities by an account that isn't based on reason, but on apriori belief?<BR/><BR/>You assume my disbelief to be a priori, when in fact it is a posteriori; an understandable mistake since you have via this medium only a limited representation of me as I am now. I grew up in the church and was a believer for many years. (Or did I IbaDaiRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04845661759929090003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1146682846705690122006-05-03T14:00:00.000-05:002006-05-03T14:00:00.000-05:00ibadairon. I see no reason for leaving spiritual e...ibadairon. <BR/><BR/>I see no reason for leaving spiritual entities out. How do you reasonably justify limiting a range of possibilities by an account that isn't based on reason, but on apriori disbelief?Moisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00297659105039994311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1146667612549267632006-05-03T09:46:00.000-05:002006-05-03T09:46:00.000-05:00Khorbin, thanks for yet another entry to my Amazon...Khorbin, thanks for yet another entry to my Amazon wish list; I haven't read anything "substantial" in this area since Hawking's <I>A Brief History of Time</I>. (BTW, it is Brian Greene, <I>The Fabric of the Cosmos : Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality</I>, from Vintage (paperback).) <BR/><BR/>For me, that wasn't one of LG's most interesting posts; veering off into theoretical physics was IbaDaiRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04845661759929090003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1146595530159981002006-05-02T13:45:00.000-05:002006-05-02T13:45:00.000-05:00Meh. Article's not as deep as the author would ha...Meh. Article's not as deep as the author would have you believe. And in many ways, inconsistent with modern physics theories. I'm sure the guy is smarter than all of our scientific minds combined, and his opinion more valid than theirs.<BR/><BR/>I recommend "The Fabric of the Cosmos" by Greene (at least I'm pretty sure that's the author's name) if you want to actually learn something about theadaminaustraliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05044788916369059236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13079355.post-1146585815038517952006-05-02T11:03:00.000-05:002006-05-02T11:03:00.000-05:00Time IS illusory...change is notMore on Wednesday,...Time IS illusory...change is not<BR/><BR/>More on Wednesday, good luck on the "difficult" exam tomorrow morning.Moisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00297659105039994311noreply@blogger.com