String theory and STR are the best examples of the sunk-cost fallacy

[Engr. Ravi]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escalation_of_commitment

String theory is without a doubt the best example of the sunk-cost fallacy in action, and indeed is rapidly on its way into the behavioral economics textbooks and history books. And they say physicists are the most rational of human beings, indeed super-rational, yeah right!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR4HiG6v66Q

STR groupies show lots of behavioral similarity to string theorists, probably they are the second best example.

[Libor Striz]

"Engr. Ravi" <ravic...@gmail.com> Wrote in message:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escalation_of_commitmentString theory is without a doubt the best example of the sunk-cost fallacy in action, and indeed is rapidly on its way into the behavioral economics textbooks and history books. And they say physicists are the most rational of human beings, indeed super-rational, yeah right! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR4HiG6v66QSTR groupies show lots of behavioral similarity to string theorists, probably they are the second best example.

It is based on emotional, personal and political point of view,
not on scientific principles based on observable and reproducible
facts of nature behaviour.

Come with reproducible facts
refuting SR in its validity domain.

--
Poutnik ( the Wanderer )

[Pálek Slovù]

does it has to be "_reproducible facts of nature behaviour_"?

[maluw...@gmail.com]

Clocks of GPS indicate t'=t. I.e. time
(as defined by your idiot guru himself)
is galilean. Good bye, The Shit.

[Odd Bodkin]

Engr. Ravi <ravic...@gmail.com> wrote:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escalation_of_commitment
>
> String theory is without a doubt the best example of the sunk-cost
> fallacy in action, and indeed is rapidly on its way into the behavioral
> economics textbooks and history books. And they say physicists are the
> most rational of human beings, indeed super-rational, yeah right!

Hold on, hoss. Who are the “they” that say physicists are super-rational?
Physicists are just another profession, requiring no more brains than
finance or law or airline piloting or woodworking.

And yes, the whole point of fundamental science is to guess wrong and then
iterate to better. It’s how the field works. The first dinosaur skeleton
was assembled completely wrong by paleontologists. At one time, astronomers
thought there was one galaxy.

I realize that the idea of paying for people to make mistakes in the
process of learning is probably just foreign to an engineer, for whom
making mistakes is not tolerated.

This is one reason engineers should not try to do physics. Their minds just
don’t work that way, and that is completely ok.

>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR4HiG6v66Q
>
> STR groupies show lots of behavioral similarity to string theorists,
> probably they are the second best example.
>

--
Odd Bodkin — Maker of fine toys, tools, tables

[maluw...@gmail.com]

On Sunday, 15 September 2019 23:33:57 UTC+2, Odd Bodkin wrote:
> Engr. Ravi <ravic...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escalation_of_commitment
> >
> > String theory is without a doubt the best example of the sunk-cost
> > fallacy in action, and indeed is rapidly on its way into the behavioral
> > economics textbooks and history books. And they say physicists are the
> > most rational of human beings, indeed super-rational, yeah right!
>
> Hold on, hoss. Who are the “they” that say physicists are super-rational?
> Physicists are just another profession, requiring no more brains than
> finance or law or airline piloting or woodworking.
> And yes, the whole point of fundamental science is to guess wrong and then
> iterate to better. It’s how the field works. The first dinosaur skeleton
> was assembled completely wrong by paleontologists. At one time, astronomers
> thought there was one galaxy.
>
> I realize that the idea of paying for people to make mistakes in the
> process of learning is probably just foreign to an engineer, for whom
> making mistakes is not tolerated.
>
> This is one reason engineers should not try to do physics. Their minds just
> don’t work that way, and that is completely ok.

Woodworkers and scientists really shouldn't try to guess
how science works. Their minds just don’t work that way;
dealing with working constructs require an engineer's approach.

[JanPB]

Pick a different hobby. Physics is not your métier.

--
Jan

[Engr. Ravi]

On Monday, September 16, 2019 at 3:03:57 AM UTC+5:30, Odd Bodkin wrote:

> Engr. Ravi wrote:
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escalation_of_commitment
> >
> > String theory is without a doubt the best example of the sunk-cost
> > fallacy in action, and indeed is rapidly on its way into the behavioral
> > economics textbooks and history books. And they say physicists are the
> > most rational of human beings, indeed super-rational, yeah right!
>
> Hold on, hoss. Who are the “they” that say physicists are super-rational?
> Physicists are just another profession, requiring no more brains than
> finance or law or airline piloting or woodworking.

Careful there! There are a few physicists on this forum and they wouldn't take kindly to such a comment:
https://youtu.be/61FasQ6KQCI?t=145

> And yes, the whole point of fundamental science is to guess wrong and then
> iterate to better. It’s how the field works. The first dinosaur skeleton
> was assembled completely wrong by paleontologists. At one time, astronomers
> thought there was one galaxy.
>
> I realize that the idea of paying for people to make mistakes in the
> process of learning is probably just foreign to an engineer, for whom
> making mistakes is not tolerated.

Neither physicists nor engineers PLAN for failure, but it happens anyway.

[Odd Bodkin]

Engr. Ravi <ravic...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Monday, September 16, 2019 at 3:03:57 AM UTC+5:30, Odd Bodkin wrote:
>> Engr. Ravi wrote:
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escalation_of_commitment
>>>
>>> String theory is without a doubt the best example of the sunk-cost
>>> fallacy in action, and indeed is rapidly on its way into the behavioral
>>> economics textbooks and history books. And they say physicists are the
>>> most rational of human beings, indeed super-rational, yeah right!
>>
>> Hold on, hoss. Who are the they that say physicists are super-rational?
>> Physicists are just another profession, requiring no more brains than
>> finance or law or airline piloting or woodworking.
>
> Careful there! There are a few physicists on this forum and they wouldn't
> take kindly to such a comment:

> https://youtu.be/61FasQ6KQCI?t 5

Don’t project. Instead, ask them.

>
>> And yes, the whole point of fundamental science is to guess wrong and then
>> iterate to better. It s how the field works. The first dinosaur skeleton
>> was assembled completely wrong by paleontologists. At one time, astronomers
>> thought there was one galaxy.
>>
>> I realize that the idea of paying for people to make mistakes in the
>> process of learning is probably just foreign to an engineer, for whom
>> making mistakes is not tolerated.
>
> Neither physicists nor engineers PLAN for failure, but it happens anyway.
>

Physicists DO count on a certain fraction of their efforts being dead ends.
It’s part and parcel with the work.



--
Odd Bodkin -- maker of fine toys, tools, tables

[Pálek Slovù]

Convenient, when it goes against your idiom and dogma. Tesla pulled the
world out of feudalism into civilization, but they still are pooping
outdoors. The _civilization_ and _technology_ is all about _not_ pooping
outdoors.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8MCjdwd-bs

[JanPB]

On Monday, September 16, 2019 at 3:57:59 AM UTC-7, Pálek Slovù wrote:
> JanPB wrote:
>
> > On Sunday, September 15, 2019 at 2:36:36 AM UTC-7, Engr. Ravi wrote:
> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escalation_of_commitment
> >>
> >> String theory is without a doubt the best example of the sunk-cost
> >> fallacy in action, and indeed is rapidly on its way into the behavioral
> >> economics textbooks and history books. And they say physicists are the
> >> most rational of human beings, indeed super-rational, yeah right!
> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR4HiG6v66Q
> >> STR groupies show lots of behavioral similarity to string theorists,
> >> probably they are the second best example.
> >
> > Pick a different hobby. Physics is not your métier.
>
> Convenient, when it goes against your idiom and dogma.

It's not "convenient". You simply keep posting nonsense that's mostly
not even wrong. Why do you waste your time on this?

> Tesla pulled the
> world out of feudalism into civilization,

No he didn't. Stop fantasising.

--
Jan

[Pálek Slovù]

JanPB wrote:

>> > On Sunday, September 15, 2019 at 2:36:36 AM UTC-7, Engr. Ravi wrote:
>> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escalation_of_commitment
>> >>
>> >> String theory is without a doubt the best example of the sunk-cost
>> >> fallacy in action, and indeed is rapidly on its way into the
>> >> behavioral economics textbooks and history books. And they say
>> >> physicists are the most rational of human beings, indeed
>> >> super-rational, yeah right!
>> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR4HiG6v66Q STR groupies show lots
>> >> of behavioral similarity to string theorists, probably they are the
>> >> second best example.
>> >
>> > Pick a different hobby. Physics is not your métier.
>>
>> Convenient, when it goes against your idiom and dogma.
>
> It's not "convenient". You simply keep posting nonsense that's mostly
> not even wrong. Why do you waste your time on this?

_You_ are wasting my time, not understanding physics. Not even amateurish
of a basics arduino level.

>> Tesla pulled the world out of feudalism into civilization,
>
> No he didn't. Stop fantasising.

There are international units called Tesla, radios, tv and other
electronics called *Tesla* as well. You just gave another proof on your
lack of competency in mathematics.

When did you last time see something called Einstein in science and
technology?? Lol.

[kenseto]

On Sunday, September 15, 2019 at 5:33:57 PM UTC-4, Odd Bodkin wrote:
> Engr. Ravi <ravic...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escalation_of_commitment
> >
> > String theory is without a doubt the best example of the sunk-cost
> > fallacy in action, and indeed is rapidly on its way into the behavioral
> > economics textbooks and history books. And they say physicists are the
> > most rational of human beings, indeed super-rational, yeah right!
>
> Hold on, hoss. Who are the “they” that say physicists are super-rational?
> Physicists are just another profession, requiring no more brains than
> finance or law or airline piloting or woodworking.
>
> And yes, the whole point of fundamental science is to guess wrong and then
> iterate to better. It’s how the field works. The first dinosaur skeleton
> was assembled completely wrong by paleontologists. At one time, astronomers
> thought there was one galaxy.

That’s not how SR cult member such as yourself work. You reject anything that doesn’t agree with SR.

[Libor Striz]

kenseto <set...@att.net> Wrote in message:

> That’s not how SR cult member such as yourself work. You reject anything that doesn’t agree with SR.

There is only an anti-SR cult.

Objections of anti-SR cult members
are based on
personal likes and dislikes
emotional and political arguments
obscure hypothesis never being challenged and confirmed
by reproducible experiments,
refuting at the same time SR predictions.