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Ustwo · 10-22-2003, 08:50 AM

Yes we all know China won the cold war and scientists never say anyting is impossible unless it truly is impossible. It reminds me of that 'consensus' of scientists who said we wouldn't see powered flight for another 100 years, and I can't wait to see it in 3 more years!

Very few people, who don't like Reagan, like giving him credit for anything. I had a FDR democrat professor who I used to debate politics with. According to him, every republican president was stupid, any anything good that came during their time was pure luck or in spite of them. He is a very smart guy but politics has replaced religion for him, and much like talking about evolution with a creationist, he just turns his brain off and tries to rationalize anything good a republican does in some way that doesn't offend his left wing beliefs.

Saying Reagan had nothing to do with the collapse of the USSR is the intellectual equivalent of putting your hands up to your ears and say 'lalalalala I can't hear you!'.

As a side note, I am a scientist, published, all that stuff, and let me tell you the important thing in science. Its not how many people say something can’t be done that matters, it’s the one person that figures out how it can be done that matters. Science isn’t advanced by committee, its normally one person, who despite often being derided by their more established peers, manages to do something in a way that’s never been done before.

10-22-2003, 08:50 AM	#30 (permalink)
Ustwo Pissing in the cornflakes	Yes we all know China won the cold war and scientists never say anyting is impossible unless it truly is impossible. It reminds me of that 'consensus' of scientists who said we wouldn't see powered flight for another 100 years, and I can't wait to see it in 3 more years! Very few people, who don't like Reagan, like giving him credit for anything. I had a FDR democrat professor who I used to debate politics with. According to him, every republican president was stupid, any anything good that came during their time was pure luck or in spite of them. He is a very smart guy but politics has replaced religion for him, and much like talking about evolution with a creationist, he just turns his brain off and tries to rationalize anything good a republican does in some way that doesn't offend his left wing beliefs. Saying Reagan had nothing to do with the collapse of the USSR is the intellectual equivalent of putting your hands up to your ears and say 'lalalalala I can't hear you!'. As a side note, I am a scientist, published, all that stuff, and let me tell you the important thing in science. Its not how many people say something can’t be done that matters, it’s the one person that figures out how it can be done that matters. Science isn’t advanced by committee, its normally one person, who despite often being derided by their more established peers, manages to do something in a way that’s never been done before. __________________ Agents of the enemies who hold office in our own government, who attempt to eliminate our "freedoms" and our "right to know" are posting among us, I fear.....on this very forum. - host Obama - Know a Man by the friends he keeps.