A Physicist's Guide to Skepticism

[ChrisCantSkate]

if anyone knows anything about this book, please let me know. i have a general idea about it but i dont know enough to write as much as i have to.

[KwikR6]

Never even heard of it.

[pdiggitydogg]

Heard of it...may have seen it once before
thats about all I can say about it

[RxGoaT13]

A PHYSICIST'S GUIDE TO SKEPTICISM
was published by Prometheus Books in 1988.
(ISBN 0-87975-440-0) This book is a thorough application of the laws of
physics to topics of interest in the field of skepticism. How do we know
perpetual motion is impossible? How do we know you can't make energy out of
nothing? We learn that the laws of nature are of two kinds: Laws of
Permission and Laws of Denial. Laws of Permission tell us what kind of actions
nature allows. Laws of Denial tell us what kind of actions nature does not
allow. We find that it is easier to say what is impossible than what is
possible. We learn about verification and falsification, and we learn what is
a proper theory.


cut and pasted from the internet

[mylittlecivic]

you and your books chris... havent seen that one yet

[ChrisCantSkate]

well got a 100 on the paper. :cool:

[AzCivic]

hmm sounds like a cool book to read.

[Violent Apathy]

Originally posted by mylittlecivic
you and your books chris... havent seen that one yet

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