On 11 Jan 2021 11:39:15 GMT, in ,
TimS  wrote:

>On 10 Jan 2021 at 21:07:22 GMT, alister  wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 10 Jan 2021 18:12:39 +0000, Jim H wrote:
>>
>>>  On Sun, 10 Jan 2021 16:54:52 GMT, in
>>>  , alister 
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>>> --
>>>> A scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and
>>>> making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually
>>>> die and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.
>>>>   -- Max Planck
>>>
>>>  This was more the case in the 60s when science played a significant role
>>>  in education at the HS level due to our push to catch up withthe
>>>  Russians in space. But for many years now science has been given short
>>>  shrift and whacky ideas have gained a strong foothold. And it's not
>>>  "politically correct" to tell the whackos they're dumber than a bag of
>>>  hammers and crazier than a ferret on crack... which they are despite the
>>>  attempt to use "political correctness" to shield them.
>>
>> That was a randomly generated fortune cookie
>> I have to say how pleasantly surprised I am to see how apt it turned out
>> to be :-)
>
>He meant hampsters, not hammers.

No, I meant hammers. Dumber than hamsters still implies more
intelligence than many of the whackos possess.
--
Jim H

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