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> Jacques Mallah wrote:
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> Chris Maloney - the latest, and worst, addition to our little group.
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> I have posted maybe five times. I mainly explain my own personal
> theories. Unlike Chris, I haven't read any of the archived posts. None
> of my posts have fit in with the regular discussions. Remember my idea
> that all worlds branch or converge toward one future. Obviously
> crackpot. How 'bout when I dropped time as a dimension. No one has
> posted a response to anything I have written.
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> I have been ignored. I posted ideas about the distant future being
> determined or inevitable, and how that shapes the present, which got no
> direct response.
Devin, I think your problem is that your postings are too obtuse. I
read your postings, but really don't know what to make of them. I can
be charitable and say that your are not on the "same wavelength" as
the rest of the group, and perhaps you should try expressing your
ideas in terms of the terminology being employed and created by this
group. Initially I felt tempted to post responses on issues where I
felt I understood you, but thought you were wrong, or needed
clarification. However, as I read on, I really lost the thread of what
you were saying, so I decided not to post after all. Perhaps my
reaction is shared by most other members of this group.
... Stuff omitted ...
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> If that doesn't work, let me share other thoughts. I think there should
> be a different title for those such as Einstein, Newton, Feynman and
> Hawking, the explorers and creators of science, and the masses that
> follow claiming also to be scientists, who in fact don't relate at all.
> That's really not so much of an insult to anyone as one might think.
The conventional term for such people is "genius". Most scientists do
not claim to be geniuses.
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> Mainly, I think most in this group need to keep in mind a healthy dose
> of reasonable doubt that we have all the major factors needed to
> understand the shape of many worlds or of an ensemble or everything
> theory. This shouldn't be a discussion place of sharply narrow issues
> yet. Ideally this group needs a monitor that would keep discussions
> civilized, open, and vibrant, to counteract individuals who desire to
> squelch all but their own adherence and discipline.
I haven't seen evidence to date for the need for a moderator. The
discussion we've had so far have by and large been useful and on topic.
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> Devin Harris
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