/sci/ - Science & Math

Damn, it doesn't matter what he says, Chomky was a handsome guy in his youth. I'd kiss his ass too, but only literally.

Say that to my face faggot, not online.

>>4954551
(opposition to Pol Pot's purges don't count as people)

>>4954568
oh look, it's that old COINTELPRO propaganda lie again ...

which was created simply because Chomsky dared to compare the media coverage of East Timor genocide (barely covered) to the coverage of Khmer Rouge (vast propaganda effort)


need to keep 'em simple folk fearful of those dangerous pinko commie Chomsky ideas, don't we

>>4954501
>>> mfw everybody takes turns to kiss Chomsky's ass
Can you blame them?

Do smoke pipes make one smarter?

>>4954650
it /probably/ does, but there's a tradeoff between that and long term health, etc

>>4954650
Only if you're among The Chosen.

Chomsky would be a pipe smoker.

>>4954681

Mr. Russell would like a word with you.

Peter Norvig doesn't.

http://www.tor.com/blogs/2011/06/norvig-vs-chomsky-and-the-fight-for-the-future-of-ai

the only reason chomsky gets his ass kissed is due to his status, not actually being correct.

>>4955618

Guess what.

Newton was wrong about physics.

>>4955625
You get off my /sci/ right now!

Newton is right for the scale he was capable of observing and experimenting. So it makes sense if he could describe the behavior of stuff on a different scale. And he actually backed his claims with experiments unlike most of modern day physics that uses only math.

>>4955625

You know nothing of physics.

I f there is a more meaningless, nebulous and predictionless theory I have yet to hear it

Though we are all greatly aroused by Chomsky's swagger it is important to remain objective.

>implying meaning exists out of context

>mfw Chomsky smokes a pipe too.
Mah....mah nigga....

>>4954681
unless you're an idiot and inhale the damn smoke, there are actually some studies that suggest pipe tobacco prolongs life rather than shortens it.
Probably hogwash but other studies show that the risk of cancer drops dramatically with noninhaling pipe smoking.
>>4954650
tobacco, or more accurately, nicotine, actually has an advanced effect of coffee in that it stimulates the mind to be more active. At the same time, pipe smoking actually promotes internal reflection and critical thinking. There's a reason Einstein avidly credited pipe smoking to his success.

>>4955618
his "status" was because he revolutionized the way linguistics is understood and taught. Barring his political ideas, his linguistic contributions are akin to Einstein's contributions to physics.