tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post868467688593176628..comments2024-03-19T03:14:04.172-04:00Comments on Rabett Run: EliRabetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-73427039401988267112009-01-22T13:06:00.000-05:002009-01-22T13:06:00.000-05:00Would that the middle ages were near. The high mi...Would that the middle ages <I>were</I> near. The high middle ages were the time when rationalism ruled and clerics laid out the basis for modern science -- I'm talking about people like Albertus Magnus, Nicolas Oresme and Roger Bacon. When most people disparage the middle ages they're usually thinking of the dark ages (feudalism) or the Renaissance (witch trials).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-51585233104415853552009-01-16T10:28:00.000-05:002009-01-16T10:28:00.000-05:00When Jack nicholson said, "You can't handle the tr...When Jack nicholson said, "You can't handle the truth", he had the American public in mind.<BR/><BR/>The media give the public what they want, 24/7 (ie, garbage) because that's all they can handle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-76697864755132859202009-01-16T09:50:00.000-05:002009-01-16T09:50:00.000-05:00Eh, nice. (if anyone still wonders, the graph is G...Eh, nice. (if anyone still wonders, the graph is GISS upside down.)<BR/><BR/>I'm kind of the opposite belief. The western democracies are on a long unstoppable slide towards idiocy, because of the media lacking capability or will to report the truth.<BR/><BR/>The middle ages are near.<BR/><BR/>Simon Donner's point is good anyway. Maybe I am reading too much into short time events...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-14726256939379220812009-01-16T08:54:00.000-05:002009-01-16T08:54:00.000-05:00If one does a linear regression, one finds "Skepti...If one does a linear regression, one finds "Skeptical" media coverage should reach reach 0 by about 2022.<BR/><BR/>I'm skeptical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com