Originally posted by i am scientistsdid you know that there is no such thing as holy water?
its amazing, isnt it how much enjoyment you can get out of disproving the existance of god.
my RE teacher used to groan whenever i entered the room. he really hated me (probably still does).
i thank you for you kind comment on my intellect, although i know several people who would argue with you there.
an interesting point; did you know that there is no such thing as holy water?
It should follow naturally from the fact that there is no God.
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[b]Originally posted by scottishinnz…[/b]What difference is there to say the virus that causes AIDS or the AIDS virus? The HIV virus is dormant. The AIDS virus is the HIV virus when it comes out of dormancy.
Originally posted by stocken…
Originally posted by Halitose…
If the medical community and the public accepts this, I don’t see why people would even bother to argue over it. Only on a public forum I guess…
Originally posted by The Chess ExpressI'm a scientist! Technical correctness is paramount to us! It's a bit anal admittedly, and I really don't care that much, but we have to try and be as correct as possible - when you start to blur the definitions of words they become meaningless, or the point can be lost. I do try to be as technically correct as possible....
What difference is there to say the virus that causes AIDS or the AIDS virus? The HIV virus is dormant. The AIDS virus is the HIV virus when it comes out of dormancy.
If the medical community and the public accepts this, I don’t see why people would even bother to argue over it. Only on a public forum I guess…[/b]
Originally posted by The Chess ExpressActually, only if the difference is relevant to the current discussion would it make sense to argue about it. If you speak to a doctor in more general terms, (s)he wouldn't care much, one way or the other if you say "AIDS virus". You two know what you mean in the context of the discussion. But there is a difference between HIV and AIDS. You could have just admitted that, and this whole discussion between you and scotty, wouldn't have taken place.
What difference is there to say the virus that causes AIDS or the AIDS virus? The HIV virus is dormant. The AIDS virus is the HIV virus when it comes out of dormancy.
If the medical community and the public accepts this, I don’t see why people would even bother to argue over it. Only on a public forum I guess…[/b]
Originally posted by scottishinnzI was going to give it a rest, but then I witnessed the “I believe (or not) there for it exists (or not)” argument. I figured our little debate would be a step up. 😀
I'm a scientist! Technical correctness is paramount to us! It's a bit anal admittedly, and I really don't care that much, but we have to try and be as correct as possible - when you start to blur the definitions of words they become meaningless, or the point can be lost. I do try to be as technically correct as possible....