Cob a cob code mission for all cobbers day

[Jeffrey Kirsch]

Well put. But my original assertion was not based on rigorous logic, so 
I could not defend it rigorously. As far as science. I am a big fan :-), 
but I am not a disciple. That is, I do not take scientific findings on 
blind faith. Too often, what is paraded out as science is something 
of the quality of my original statement. 
I also do not believe that science necessarily improves life. It 
seems that a lot of science is designed to help us (humans) to live 
longer or "better" at the peril of the rest of the planet.  Dams come 
to mind, and there are lots more to pick from. So I guess we can 
break it down to good science and bad science. But how do we 
decide which is which? Of course any science focusing on 
preservation of the planet (or minimizing our destruction of it) is 
good to me, but maybe not so good from a developers viewpoint, or 
shareholders of a paper company. 
Its confusing, and there really aren't any villains. I buy gasoline and 
paper, so I can't with any integrity bash oil companies, paper 
companies, or any other industry I don't personally agree with. 
Well, maybe I'm the villain.

Another book recommendation: "Ishmael" by Daniel Quinn.

But this is getting pretty off topic. Back to cob. Yes, we need to 
use a healthy dose of science here. I like to know what I'm working 
with, and what it won't do as well as what it will. Right now that info 
is mostly anecdotal, which ain't science. We need to find a 
financial backer for otherfish so we can get the cob science rolling. 

-Jeffrey



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> jeffrey
> I missed something
> 
> what was sloppy?
> 
> Science is what makes it possible for us to shre our thoughts thru this
> computer screen - it what put people on the moon - its what has enabled us
> to not only remember the Titanic, but to find her & learn form her tragedy
> - medicine is science & how many of us would not be here to take part
> inthis birth of cob if it was not for modern medicine - I know I would
> have long since been pushin up daisies were it not for the hard won
> benefits of enquiring minds.
> 
> how can we do less?
> 
> cob on
> code on
> otherfish