[meteorite-list] Try divining rods over a large iron

[Chris Peterson]

He isn't offering an opinion on theoretical physics. He's talking about a 
phenomenon which there's no evidence he has studied, and he's talking about 
physiology, about which he was not an expert.

Einstein is stating a philosophical viewpoint, not a scientific one. He 
wrote a good deal about philosophical matters- much of it rather amateurish. 
So I'll stick by my original assessment: in this matter, Einstein's opinion 
carries no special weight. This is an absolutely classic example of the 
fallacy of appeal to authority.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
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Subject: [meteorite-list] Try divining rods over a large iron


> Chris,
> Let me get this straight, the author of Special Relativity is unqualified 
> to offer an expert opinion on theoretical physics. I would be better off 
> conferring with Joe Blow from Kokomo, the guy that picks through the trash 
> in the alley. Joe claims to have invented string theory, but lost his 
> mathematical abilities in a motorcycle accident. Let me see now, when it 
> comes to matters of physics, I should appeal not the authority of the 
> inventor of E=mc2, but to Crazy Joe. Now that's what I would call 
> fallacious reasoning at its best!
>
> Phil Whitmer