Grosseteste, Stenger and the Ranters

[timoneill]

Of course a HuffPo piece entitled 'Multiverse' Idea May Have Originated With Philosopher From Middle Ages was always going to pull the ranting idiots from the woodwork. But when they included Victor Stenger citing Lucretius, I just couldn't resist. Head to the comments and watch the fun.

[fortigurn]

Stenger managed to embarrass himself immediately. That Carlos lunatic is equally foolish.

[ignorantianescia]

Carlos Long is quite a character indeed.

What I know about history is superfluous. You ventured onto the science forum and this is my domain.

Tell us what you know about the Higg's boson? I want to know if you can relate to the universe that you live in where this particle fits and what does it do.

Go ahead and quit while you are ahead! You and I both know that you are in the wrong environment and you are in way over your head.

I can debate with you about history and have proven that you refuse to discuss the implications of the inquisition. You on the other hand would have to think, reason, have intelligence, skills, core competencies and perspective to spar with me in the sciences.

Stick around, I am ready to have some fun!

It's like a cross of a mental inmate, an unremarkable internet crank/troll, a TV celebrity and a territorial alpha male in heat.

[wraggy]

I think that you need to concede to this bloke Tim. After all, he is a "physicologist".

[merkavah12]

Gah! What a fruit basket.

...and Bollinger is nearly just as looney toons.

[ignorantianescia]

Is Charlie Long actually a serious commenter? His extremely weird behaviour, with his claims of physics magic and defending his own hood, is very troll-like. And consider this:

How do you know what they believed in 1225? Were you there?

Seems to me that in the 21st century we have a Flat Earth Society so apparently, some people still subscribe to that worldview.

I love it when you people make statements of certainty when you have no idea what was going on.

I have a strong suspicion that 1225 was the era of the inquisition and this was a time when the church persecuted those who showed opposition to their doctrine.

None of you apologists will change my understanding of that period.

"Were you there?" is of course Ken Ham's catch phrase. Now I'm not Atwill and won't claim there is any way of establishing probable relation for this perfectly common phrase, but if he's simply a Poe it could be that he's mimicking our least favourite Aussie.