[MD] Intention changes physical world (some questions)

[David M]

Hi Case

But some patterns just ain't repeating but
are subject to dynamic change. That's
why we have history and natural history
as well as science. Horses for courses.

David M

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Case" <Case at iSpots.com>
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Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 5:29 AM
Subject: Re: [MD] Intention changes physical world (some questions)


> [David M]
> I think your hints about the ability to manipulate
> human beings is a fair point and a big concern.
> But there is a difference between science and
> simply the ability of certain organisations,etc,
> to exert their power. But I'm afraid I remain
> skeptical about the potential of the so-called
> human sciences, because there is too much of
> a DQ/SQ mix to be able to model successfully,
> but your optimism is an opinion you can adopt & promote.
> The jury is still out.
> Any other evidence you have in mind?
>
> [Case]
> It depends on what you want to model. If you want to sell vacuum cleaners
> you can keep knocking on doors until you get a feel for how many you have 
> to
> knock on until to make a sale. You could look at collections of salesmen 
> and
> compare their averages and look for difference in the force of their
> knocking. There are plenty of ways to theorize analysis test and measure
> your theories. Even as unpredictable as the daily weather is it settles 
> into
> annual and long term patterns and variation in these patterns can also be
> studied and measured. It becomes a question of resolution and scale. How
> much detail do you need to examine to achieve the level of understanding 
> you
> seek.
>
>
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