Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19981228115352.014ca810@mail.monmouth.com> Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 11:53:52 -0500 From: Wilbur Streett <mailto:WStreett@MAIL.MONMOUTH.COM> Subject: Re: "eMergy" To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
At 03:12 PM 12/27/98 -1000, you wrote: >----- Original Message -----
>From: Wilbur Streett <mailto:WStreett@MAIL.MONMOUTH.COM>
>
>>I think it was about a year ago when you claimed that all of Economics was
>>subject to the "Laws of Thermodynamics" and I spent a lot of time proving
>>than your position was based on a bunch of false assumptions.
>
>You "proved" the laws of thermodynamics do not apply to economics? <G> My
>goodness Wilbur! Do some research -- you owe it to your kids.
Yes, Jay, I proved that what you said wasn't based on reality, but based on hyperbole. You provided a lengthy quote, where the german author admitted that there was no basis for the assertion that Thermodynamics had anything to do with Economics. You have become so enamored by the text that you had missed that little bit. I pointed it out for you.
Just because it makes for good rhethoric, and may appear systematic, doesn't mean that it's based on reality or actually follows basic rules of science, logic, or any other culturally accepted rules for what creates a viable ontology.
<baseless rethoric snip>
>Based upon Joseph Tainter's research, global social collapse will
> coincide with the end of oil -- about 2005. [5]
Gee, that's the time that the end of the Baby Boom is supposed to destroy Wall Street.. ;-P Or was that when Global Warming was supposed to fry us all? Or I guess that would be the 5 year cycle backlash for the Y2K problem.
Enough already Jay. Speak to the heart of the matter, how this has anything to do with "Technology Transfer in International Development".
Your attempts to bolster your position by claiming to be thinking of my children's safety are quite irritating. You don't know my children, and you can't even actually support your own position, so why would I think that you have any idea what might be good for my children? In case you never heard, parents are responsible for their children, not you.
If you can't show the basis for your positions other than quoting authors that also don't show a basis for your position, then don't bother to continue posting.
Wilbur
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