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Hi Phil, I think Chris was referring to Einstein's knowledge of the 
physiological makeup of the human nervous system. Which Einstein would 
probably not in fact be qualified to answer on. I would think that a 
theoretical physicist would know a "little" about the physical system of 
the human body however.

Einstein was a scientist, and must have studied something to that effect 
during his long education. So yes I would agree that Joe down the street 
"might" know more about physiology but that's highly unlikely.

Einstein, early on, wrote "The Investigation of the State of Aether in 
Magnetic Fields". And we all know and have probably read about the 
Special Theory of Relativity which I will not pretend to understand 
fully. Some might argue that Dowsing is possible "because" of 
electromagnetic fields "somehow". Though I do not subscribe to the 
beliefs of dowsers, or dowsing in general, I would say that Einstein was 
much more knowledgeable about electromagnetic fields, gravitational 
fields, and physics of everything in the universe, than almost anyone.

Who better to ask about dowsing? Dowsing is arguable and there is no 
hard scientific evidence it is real. However if Einstein were alive 
today this might be an interesting question to ask. In fact I would 
venture to say there is no better person to ask about the physics of it 
than a theoretical physicist. Except maybe a theoretical physicist with 
an open mind. Oh wait, that's doubly redundant.

;)

Regards,
Eric



On 10/13/2010 8:57 PM, JoshuaTreeMuseum wrote:
> 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
>
> -------------------------------
> This is a lovely example of the logical fallacy called Appeal to 
> Authority.
>
> Einstein is no more qualified to offer an expert opinion on this 
> matter than
> your average Joe. His opinion should not impress anybody.
>
> Chris
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