Re: [Para-Discuss] faster than light?

From: Spudboy100@aol.com
Date: Sun Jun 08 2003 - 00:17:53 MDT

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    E. Yudkowsky just said:
    <<Flandern is a well-known relativity crank.

    http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/PUB/debate

    -- 
    Eliezer S. Yudkowsky                          http://singinst.org/
    Research Fellow, Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence>>
    A few weeks ago, Flandern was attacked and defended his record (on the usenet 
    physics group) between himself and another physicist. The crank thing by Baez 
    concerns me because along with using it to dismiss kooks, it serves to 
    dismiss anyone out of step with majoritarian views. It does good, but it also does 
    harm. It seems to be what Sagan was bothered by, concerning attacks in 
    Velikowsky (who in my opinion really was a kook!) and a desire for conformity.  
    Similarly, Mr. Yudkowsky's goal for an SI-AI singularity would face scorn from many 
    if not most more conservative researchers; who seem to be the majority of 
    them.  They would insist on a doctorate in computer science, and a list of 
    published, peer-reviewed papers published by accredited, recognized journals. Fair or 
    not, that's how people seem to be, academics included. 
    


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