Comments on: Science and no Religion in Reykjavik! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/07/29/science-and-no-religion-in-reykjavik/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:52:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: fartchan http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/07/29/science-and-no-religion-in-reykjavik/#comment-30594 fartchan Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:56:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/07/29/science-and-no-religion-in-reykjavik/#comment-30594 <a href="http://fartchan.livejournal.com/2228.html" rel="nofollow">my commentary here</a>. Suppose I should learn how to do that right. Anyway as a disinterested <strike>heckler</strike> observer I see a parallel with doctors & drug companies. my commentary here.

Suppose I should learn how to do that right. Anyway as a disinterested heckler observer I see a parallel with doctors & drug companies.

]]> By: Kenneth W. Regan http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/07/29/science-and-no-religion-in-reykjavik/#comment-30569 Kenneth W. Regan Sun, 05 Aug 2007 18:50:55 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/07/29/science-and-no-religion-in-reykjavik/#comment-30569 Amplifying Levi's question 1 (comment #15), what was said about the problem of putting a probability measure on eternally inflating spacetimes, or on possible parameter sets in the Landscape in general? Anything later than D. Schwartz-Perlov and A. Vilenkin:Probabilities in the Bousso-Polchinski multiverse. JCAP 0606, 010 (2006), hep-th/0601162. ? I have a possible research reason for asking---all pointers to recent papers or commentary on the "measure problem" are welcome. Amplifying Levi’s question 1 (comment #15), what was said about the problem of putting a probability measure on eternally inflating spacetimes, or on possible parameter sets in the Landscape in general? Anything later than

D. Schwartz-Perlov and A. Vilenkin:Probabilities in the Bousso-Polchinski multiverse. JCAP 0606, 010 (2006), hep-th/0601162.

? I have a possible research reason for asking—all pointers to recent papers or commentary on the “measure problem” are welcome.

]]> By: Carl http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/07/29/science-and-no-religion-in-reykjavik/#comment-30568 Carl Thu, 02 Aug 2007 18:58:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/07/29/science-and-no-religion-in-reykjavik/#comment-30568 Thanks for an interesting article. I really enjoyed reading about your adventures especially since they brought back memeories of having been to most of the same places. I added this website's RSS to my science feeds and it is nice to get an occasional distraction like this, sort of related to science but not. Also thanks for the links. I've already ordered a copy of "Under the Glacier" by Halldor Laxness which was mentioned in one of the posts about this trip on Eugene Lim's blog. It was also interesting reading Scott Aaronson's blog. Thanks for an interesting article. I really enjoyed reading about your adventures especially since they brought back memeories of having been to most of the same places. I added this website’s RSS to my science feeds and it is nice to get an occasional distraction like this, sort of related to science but not.

Also thanks for the links. I’ve already ordered a copy of “Under the Glacier” by Halldor Laxness which was mentioned in one of the posts about this trip on Eugene Lim’s blog. It was also interesting reading Scott Aaronson’s blog.

]]> By: B http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/07/29/science-and-no-religion-in-reykjavik/#comment-30593 B Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:00:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/07/29/science-and-no-religion-in-reykjavik/#comment-30593 thanks for that report! interestingly, my parents just left for a vacation in Iceland while a friend just came back. seems at least Iceland's tourism is going to benefit from global warming, real or imaginary. B. thanks for that report!

interestingly, my parents just left for a vacation in Iceland while a friend just came back. seems at least Iceland’s tourism is going to benefit from global warming, real or imaginary.

B.

]]> By: Elliot http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/07/29/science-and-no-religion-in-reykjavik/#comment-30592 Elliot Tue, 31 Jul 2007 01:55:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/07/29/science-and-no-religion-in-reykjavik/#comment-30592 Larry, The key point you are missing is that most people 'know' about the Templeton - Religion connection. The fact that you did not led to your comment. Had you been aware of the connection the title of the post would have made perfect sense. Elliot Larry,

The key point you are missing is that most people ‘know’ about the Templeton - Religion connection. The fact that you did not led to your comment.

Had you been aware of the connection the title of the post would have made perfect sense.

Elliot

]]> By: Mark http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/07/29/science-and-no-religion-in-reykjavik/#comment-30591 Mark Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:17:38 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/07/29/science-and-no-religion-in-reykjavik/#comment-30591 No Larry Sheldon, that's not at all what I said. Nobody is demanding you agree with them. However, if you're going to comment the way you did, I'm going to call you on it. No Larry Sheldon, that’s not at all what I said. Nobody is demanding you agree with them. However, if you’re going to comment the way you did, I’m going to call you on it.

]]> By: mollishka http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/07/29/science-and-no-religion-in-reykjavik/#comment-30590 mollishka Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:57:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/07/29/science-and-no-religion-in-reykjavik/#comment-30590 Lighten up, Sheldon. Lighten up, Sheldon.

]]> By: Larry Sheldon http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/07/29/science-and-no-religion-in-reykjavik/#comment-30589 Larry Sheldon Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:48:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/07/29/science-and-no-religion-in-reykjavik/#comment-30589 Got it. If I don't drink the Koolaid and agree 100%, don't ask any questions. Sorry I mistook you for an interesting source of science. Got it. If I don’t drink the Koolaid and agree 100%, don’t ask any questions.

Sorry I mistook you for an interesting source of science.

]]> By: Mark http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/07/29/science-and-no-religion-in-reykjavik/#comment-30570 Mark Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:33:54 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/07/29/science-and-no-religion-in-reykjavik/#comment-30570 Good to know Eugene and I can be trusted :) Good to know Eugene and I can be trusted :)

]]> By: Ellipsis http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/07/29/science-and-no-religion-in-reykjavik/#comment-30572 Ellipsis Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:04:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/07/29/science-and-no-religion-in-reykjavik/#comment-30572 No worries. To get back to religion & science, perhaps even fun-killing agnostics like me, and atheists too, and everyone else, would do well to read John 8:7. Cheers. :) No worries. To get back to religion & science, perhaps even fun-killing agnostics like me, and atheists too, and everyone else, would do well to read John 8:7. Cheers. :)

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