tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148573551417578681.post6392548539406188858..comments2024-03-18T10:15:25.269-07:00Comments on Dark Buzz: Dilbert cat in a boxRogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03474078324293158376noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148573551417578681.post-61642632954891113582013-12-30T03:45:13.627-08:002013-12-30T03:45:13.627-08:00I've noticed many in the sciences who don'...I've noticed many in the sciences who don't understand basic English definitions, when they went to school they were never taught the difference between the logical operators 'and' and 'or'. Logically, the cat is either alive OR dead. If you are of the persuasion that logic does not apply to reality, or require causality, then anything goes and you believe magicians really do pull rabbits out of hats ex nihilo and you are by definition irrational. If you are of the persuasion that regardless of how it appears, the magician actually has to procure the rabbit from somewhere even if you don't see it, then you are rational. In the land of HEP, no one really looks behind the curtains anymore, much to the delight of the wizard. C.Takacsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148573551417578681.post-56027420095859850182013-12-29T14:26:07.860-08:002013-12-29T14:26:07.860-08:00I say we've discovered a bad case of Propagati...I say we've discovered a bad case of Propagation of Error. <br /><br />http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=260 <br /> Jon Burdickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02548776058585897717noreply@blogger.com