tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28615995.post55151224732130050..comments2023-09-30T04:41:24.558-07:00Comments on Ephemeral Isle: A broken clockUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28615995.post-74106184146632774722012-01-12T09:50:59.307-08:002012-01-12T09:50:59.307-08:00Cambias: not necessarily. It might also mean, &qu...Cambias: not necessarily. It might also mean, "scientists who can not be divided into smaller, sub-scientific particles".Sergejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04220098289020600208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28615995.post-64661329838730187962012-01-12T09:36:51.696-08:002012-01-12T09:36:51.696-08:00The founding editor of the Bulletin was a botanist...The founding editor of the Bulletin was a botanist. I believe the current editor is a professor of public policy. So "Atomic Scientists" in this case means "Scientists made of atoms."Cambiashttp://www.jamescambias.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28615995.post-10134001397547055282012-01-12T04:32:03.315-08:002012-01-12T04:32:03.315-08:00Either "socialist and 'mystical'"...Either "socialist and 'mystical'" as you say, or... nonexistent. I find a certain solipsism a fairly common ailment among the big brains. <i>We</i> have agency, and are capable of making decisions and exercising will. <i>They</i> act as they do in response to our actions---how could they act otherwise? You will note that this is in reality, denying the humanity of the other guy, since acts-according-to-its-nature is a property not of people but of animals.Sergejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04220098289020600208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28615995.post-85496231376493975452012-01-12T04:08:23.122-08:002012-01-12T04:08:23.122-08:00Agreed. In their minds, the only threat to the wor...Agreed. In their minds, the only threat to the world is the West. Everybody else is so wonderfully socialist and "mystical", and only need nukes to protect themselves from us evil capitalists. <br /><br /> And now they've factored in our "failure to properly address climate change" as yet more evidence of our stupidity, perfidy, & etc.<br /><br /> We just can't seem to do anything right, in their estimation. (A hallmark of "progressive thought" throughout its history.)<br /><br /> Although I notice that none of the "Atomic Scientists" are exactly falling all over themselves in their eagerness to actually move to the "enlightened" part of the world.<br /><br /> They'd rather tongue-lash us. On our nickel. Thereby feeling good about themselves at our expense on both counts.<br /><br /><br />cheers<br /><br />eoneonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580152241525427599noreply@blogger.com