The title of a short story by the late, great Isaac Asimov.
Based on some very solid scientific fact, this thesis effectively demonstrates the possibility of a substance to react to certain stimuli, prior to said stimuli being applied.
Utterly convincing and almost impossible to fault, but complete bullshit all the same!
A recommended read before reading this blog, for a better idea of the model that I use when authoring it.
And I suppose that last would be an example of that!
The Bull's Hit.
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After planning to spend the weekend by the sea in Ramsgate, and then
feeling like I'd spent the weekend in it, it would be so easy to blame the
council. Bu...
14 years ago
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This was apparently published in Astounding Science Fiction, in about February/March 1948 - just before his PhD oral.
He says* that his examiners asked him about this topic as the last question of his PhD examination :-) .
*See Early Asimov, Volume 3 - Panther Books Ltd, 1974.
load of PID
Jerkov said
I can see that. The Perfect Insightful Dissemblance. Very good.
I particularly like the way he/she progressed logically from PhD.
But, employing the risque theorem of Fourears analysis, I move on to
QID to yield a gift move to QED to the next competitor in the spirit of bonus point generosity.
Too kind too kind but I am equal to it.
Quantitative Intuitive Disposal
I will, of course, move to QED but I invoke the Thripp prerogative to insist the next move cannot be to
quod erat demonstrandum,
Surely you cannot do that without citing an alternative QED ?
If this is the kind of attention it draws, I don't think I'll use that particular style of antiprose again.
And that isn't a logical progression, Jerkov, it's alphabetical.
Care to tell me what's logical about the alphabet?
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