Topband: opinion
Kenneth Grimm
grimm at sbc.edu
Fri Aug 3 12:56:56 PDT 2012
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
73,
Ken - K4XL
On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Herb Schoenbohm <herbs at vitelcom.net> wrote:
> The problem was that the Ptolemyic concept of a Geo- Centric universe
> worked for some basic navigational functions, was universally excepted
> and became part of religious doctrine. Anyone who promoted "truth" of
> a HelioCentric Universe whether it was Galileo, Copernicus and even
> later Kepler were condemmed by the chruch. It was the decision of
> theologians or the state or the church state that called the shots on
> science. What this did was suppressed advances for a while. Even today
> we have the impact in our economic survival due to the doxology of
> AlGore on "climate change" or man-made climate change. Dr. Edward Gray
> from Bolder was essential drummed out of the very accurate Univ. of
> Colorado hurricane prediction service for even questioning the new
> theology of a political control over climate and people as having any
> significant merit, except for the empowerment of politicians who are
> engaged in dogma. Why is it always the contrarian views always get in
> the way of new ideas and punish those who express them.
>
> Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ
>
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> On 8/3/2012 3:26 PM, Bruce wrote:
> > It's a balance. Even a correct new idea sometimes takes it "in the
> neck" so to speak. Think of all the crap the first guy took from those
> that said the sun was circling the earth. After all you could see it for
> half of the circle.
> >
> > We have to believe what we know is correct, but have an open mind to new
> ideas.
> >
> > 73
> > Bruce
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Ken - K4XL
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