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Rocket Scientists not as Smart as Originally Thought
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| September 22, 2006
| Andy Borowitz
Posted on 09/24/2006 9:41:00 AM PDT by John Jorsett
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To: John Jorsett
These guys ain't no brain surgeons!
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posted on
09/24/2006 6:35:06 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything!")
To: Peanut Gallery
82
posted on
09/24/2006 6:55:29 PM PDT
by
Professional Engineer
(As a matter of fact, I have been to a Star Trek convention.)
To: SamAdams76
Fact is, anybody of average intelligence could become a rocket science or a brain surgeon with the proper training and dedication. Not sure I agree.
Rocket science depends on your ability to master "The Calculus". Medicine requires memory and is less dependent on math.
As an anecdote I remember getting my physical from a doctor prior to my being accepted for a position as an electrical engineer with the federal government (FAA) in 1975.
The doctor thought I was applying to the US Postal Service, as were most of those he examined. When he noticed that I was an engineer he said; "Oh... an engineer....you know that's what I wanted to become when I entered college....but I couldn't master the calculus....so I went to medical school instead.
To: John Jorsett
Hate to break it to both groups, but neither is the smartest. In fact, I am the smartest man on the planet, and I am neither rocket scientist, nor brain surgeon.... but I DO read FreeRepublic daily..
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posted on
09/24/2006 6:59:43 PM PDT
by
Paradox
(American Conservatives: Keeping the world safe for Liberalism.)
To: Old Student
"...Specialization is for insects." I've posted that entire quotation in several of my classrooms. I love it!
I don't remember...is it Heinlein?
85
posted on
09/24/2006 7:23:34 PM PDT
by
scan58
To: John Jorsett
86
posted on
09/24/2006 8:06:10 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
(Muslim outrage would be taken more seriously if Muslims weren't such "double standard" hypocrites.)
To: Donald Rumsfeld Fan
I shall cease mocking your former boss, who was a great scientist :-)
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posted on
09/24/2006 8:31:26 PM PDT
by
Tribune7
To: scan58
"I don't remember...is it Heinlein?"
Yes. From "Time Enough for Love" in the notebooks of Lazarus Long sections.
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posted on
09/25/2006 3:25:16 AM PDT
by
Old Student
(We have a name for the people who think indiscriminate killing is fine. They're called "The Bad Guys)
To: John Jorsett
Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas are the gold standard.
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posted on
09/25/2006 5:08:23 AM PDT
by
Aquinasfan
(When you find "Sola Scriptura" in the Bible, let me know)
To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
A human being should be able to yaddayaddayadda ....
Lazarus Long was a fictional character in the writings of one Robert Heinlein. I've often wondered how many of those things RAH could do, and of those that he could do, how many he could do well. Unfortunately, I only talked to him once and didn't think to ask ...
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posted on
09/25/2006 6:30:14 AM PDT
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: ArrogantBustard
He couldn't do much as he got very sick and supported himself and family through his books he wrote.
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posted on
09/25/2006 8:08:44 AM PDT
by
HuntsvilleTxVeteran
("Remember the Alamo, Goliad and WACO, It is Time for a new San Jacinto")
To: Aquinasfan
What about Plato? His proposal to not allow the youth (anybody 29 or under) to engage in philosophic debate was kind of inspired.
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posted on
09/25/2006 8:11:23 AM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
To: Donald Rumsfeld Fan
Gather round while I sing you of Wernher von Braun
A man whose allegiance is ruled by expedience
Call him a Nazi, he won't even frown
"Ha, Nazi schmazi," says Wernher von Braun
Don't say that he's hypocritical
Say rather that he's apolitical
"Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down
That's not my department," says Wernher von Braun
Some have harsh words for this man of renown
But some think our attitude should be one of gratitude
Like the widows and cripples in old London town
Who owe their large pensions to Wernher von Braun
You too may be a big hero
Once you've learned to count backwards to zero
"In German oder English I know how to count down
Und I'm learning Chinese," says Wernher von Braun
From the incomparable Tom Lehrer
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posted on
09/25/2006 8:26:00 AM PDT
by
stormer
(Get your bachelors, masters, or doctorate now at home in your spare time!)
To: Guenevere
I believe that arrogance will drop your effective IQ 50 points so your husband probably is one of the smarter ones
People who blabber about how smart they are usually are so impressed with themselves they are overconfident and their answers are so colored by the egocentric viewpoint they often make the biggest mistakes
Something like a simple problem - X amount of Foam traveling at X feet per second WILL punch a hole in the wing of the space shuttle. Something that a less smart person who is a little paranoid would have checked. The effective IQ on that one probably was about 80
To: operation clinton cleanup
Sean Penn certainly isn't...
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posted on
09/25/2006 8:46:35 AM PDT
by
RockinRight
(She rocks my world, and I rock her world.)
To: RightWhale
What about Plato? Personal preference. To me, Aristotle and Aquinas were masters of common sense.
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posted on
09/25/2006 11:20:51 AM PDT
by
Aquinasfan
(When you find "Sola Scriptura" in the Bible, let me know)
To: Aquinasfan
Aristotle had a large collection of city constitutions and a garden. His garden was famous even though he knew the names of only a quarter of the plants. Aquinas' separation of theology from philosophy rescued Aristotle from the trash heap which was good for Aristotle since the only one who cared at all was Avicenna. The garden is gone anyway, as are the constitutions except for Aristotle's commentary.
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posted on
09/25/2006 11:28:47 AM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
To: Aquinasfan
Yeah but neither one of them could break 90 from the old guy tees.
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posted on
09/25/2006 11:30:09 AM PDT
by
jwalsh07
To: John Jorsett
Clearly they're talking about North Korean rocket scientists. ;-)
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posted on
09/25/2006 11:33:00 AM PDT
by
PureSolace
(God save us all)
To: RightWhale
Aquinas' separation of theology from philosophy rescued Aristotle from the trash heap Aquinas synthesized theology and philosophy. His greatest synthesis was that of Chistian teaching and philosophy.
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posted on
09/25/2006 11:40:21 AM PDT
by
Aquinasfan
(When you find "Sola Scriptura" in the Bible, let me know)
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