On Thu, 20 May 2004 12:56:30 -0700 (PDT), Philip Hart <philiph at slac.stanford.edu> wrote: >> That does not contradict the idea that it's a result of their actions. A >> nuclear bomb is stronger than you and everybody you know. > > I can build a nuclear bomb (and have no intention to, secret govt > agencies listening in); a nuclear bomb can't build me. I'm not sure this is 100% true. Consider the wielder of a Great Weapon. Having power does change the wielder. > Newton was so smart it makes my teeth hurt, but he was a contemptible > nutcase outside the field. Because he researched into fields that we now believe to be wacko? Part of the reason we don't accept achemy is because Newton did his research. I don't think it is being a comptible nutcase to decide to use Scientific Method to test common hypotheses.