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Return to E-mail Discussion page Previous in threadNext in thread > From: David Terrell <DTerrell@warnerpacific.edu> > Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 11:56:26 -0800 > To: 'Todd Duncan' <duncan@scienceintegration.org> > Subject: RE: quote of the week > > The problem I find is with the language we use to describe what we think is > the theory that supports our model of the physical world. As when we use > "units" to scale different values of the physical parameter being studied, > there is no objectivity choosing the units, but it is an objective > description of the phenomena when we say that one value is greater than the > other. Take temperature as an example, is the temperature of the universe > higher or lower than it was yesterday? (to mention some time in the past) > Greeting to all, > David Terrell Ph.D. > Associate Professor of Physical Science > Dept. Sciences and Mathematics > Warner Pacific College > (http://www.warnerpacific.edu) > Phone: 503 517-1071 > >> From: "Russell J. Hamilton" <rj-hamilton@uchicago.edu> >> Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 08:39:00 -0600 >> To: Science Integration Institute <info@scienceintegration.org> >> Subject: Re: quote of the week >> >> There was a time in my life that I would have agreed with this statement. >> Now I would say that it is an assumption that an objective reality exists. >> I do not believe that there is a separation between THE objective reality >> and A physical therapy. >> >> Any thoughts? >> >> >> >> At 08:45 PM 11/25/2000 -0800, you wrote: >>> "Any serious consideration of a physical theory must take into account > the >>> distinction between the objective reality, which is independent of any >>> theory, and the physical concepts with which the theory operates. These >>> concepts are intended to correspond with the objective reality, and by > means >>> of these concepts we picture this reality to ourselves." >>> >>> - Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen (Physical Review, 47, 777, 1935) >>> >>> -- >>> ********************************* >>> * Science Integration Institute * >>> * info@scienceintegration.org * >>> * (503) 848-0280 * >>> * www.scienceintegration.org * >>> * 1971 SE 73rd Ave. * >>> * Hillsboro, OR 97123 * >>> ********************************* >>> >> ======================================= >> - - - - - - Russell J. Hamilton, Ph.D. - - - - - - >> - - - - - - The University of Chicago - - - - - - >> - - - - - - Radiation & Cellular Oncology - - - - - - >> - - - - - - phone: 312-996-3630 - - - - - - >> - - - - - - fax: 312-413-3068 - - - - - - >> - - - - - - e-mail: rj-hamilton@uchicago.edu - - - - - - >> - - - - - - WWW: http://www.rado.uic.edu/~rjh - - - - - - >> > ======================================== |
