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[Aramas]

Now, now children. If you don't behave I'm telling mummy

[once again]

So glad I asked this question here. Lots of really useful responses. Thanks All.

[moonraven]

Phis--Uh, thanks for the kind words, and for reading my posts--BUT in this case you didn't read them very carefully. The exchange at the beginning of this thread between the mesmer and me was the following:

Moonraven: "The mesmer is correct to write without beginning sentences with capital letters?"

Mesmer: "moonrivet,

beginning sentences without a capital letter is acceptable on internet message boards.

deal with it"

Moonraven: "Not when you are trying to give us the definitive version of something, messmer. Didn't cover your butt with that b.s. I do not have to deal with anything, by the way."

Mesmer: "lol. thank you very much for this lesson in moonraven's grammar rules for posting on internet message boards"

As you can see, I did not defend the mesmer--I am one of the "grammar snobs".

[moonraven]

mesmer,

Your problem is that you do not proceed from a position of strength here, but one of weakness, in that you have no credibility. Some of us--this bird for instance--have a pretty good nose for sniffing out phonies, which is why I said I did not believe you were an ESL teacher. (You also didn't have the vaguest idea of what I was talking about in regard to the "shape of the universe" discussion that we had recently.)

I am going to give you my last bit of advice, since you mentioned possibly taking a CELTA course here in Mexico: those of us who have been working here for a number of years, and are frequently in a position to hire teachers, do not respond positively to folks with your attitude. After taking your course here, perhaps you should look for work in a another country.

[mesmerod]

moonraven,
your problem is that you do not proceed from a position of strength here, but one of righteousness, anger, disillusionment and denial.

you assertion that the universe has a parabolic shape (yes, i know what you mean by a 3-d parabola) is rediculous. i ask you how the nearly-constant cosmic background radiation fits into your theory, and your reply is

[Aramas]

Gee mez, every heard of the transmissibility of forces? Forces are described as vectors, ie they have magnitude and direction. Pushing and pulling have nothing to do with it. Physics can only be meaningfully discussed using calculus. English is woefully inadequate for the purpose, and if you're as lazy with maths as you are with English then you might be better served if you stick with trainspotting.

You sound like one of those coffee-table physicists that used to make my quantum physics lecturer laugh his a*se off. It's unusual for anyone with a physics background to use the word 'reality' without chuckling. I bet you think superstrings are really 'kewl'

And please learn to spell ridiculous, or you'll never rid youself of the ridicule

[moonraven]

mesmerod,

I have tried to be as compassionate as possible with you, have given you my best advice and you continue to behave like a surly cur.

You bet I am holding some righteous anger. But I am not completely disillusioned about the human species. And denial is the furthest posture from my character. I know bullsh*t when I see it, and I call it what it is. For that reason, I am telling you, compassionately, that you don't know your butt from a twenty-five-cent piece.

Let yourself grow up, quit trying to convince folks that you are a high-roller investor, an astrophysicist, a neo-grammarian--or even an ESL teacher--and listen to your heart. It will tell you what you really should be doing with your life.

[phis]

My apologies Moonraven. I was reading through the posts too quickly and missed the question mark at the end of the sentence that had surprised me so much. A clear indication of how punctuation can change the meaning of a sentence!

[moonraven]

Apology accepted. It's one thing to feel compassion for the mesmer, and another entirely to defend him.

[mesmerod]

aramas,
all i have asked is for moonraven to explain what object is causing this pulling force. please tell me what object exists outside the boundaries of our universe and then we can further this discussion. i guess you do not realize the feasibility of this "theory" implies an infinately open system....one in which the second law of thermodynamics becomes useless. this also contradicts moonraven's admittance that she does not believe the universe is expanding.

you (twiddle-dee), and moonraven (twiddle-dumb) will no doubt resort to your usual credential-bashing techniques instead of offering anything of substance.

now twiddle-dee, transmission of forces is applicable to the object upon which the force is acting. if you would open your eyes and learn to read you will see what i said:

[Aramas]

Piffle

My guess is that you've done high-school physics at best, and that you're probably a Trekkie Your fundamentalist zeal is rather amusing when one considers that, at a quantum level, the violation of causality is commonplace. Who gives a toss about the second law of thermodynamics (which is regularly violated btw) or 'shape of the universe' (lol) when things arrive before they leave and finish before they start?

Why is it always the thickies that think they're clever?

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