albino boo said:
You greatly mistake that I care what you believe. The problem that you have ,is that you think what you believe is anyway important to me. You could go through the posts that I have made on these forums over a large number of years and to find that I have made number of posts of navigation and safety critical software and not one of them contains sources. No one questioned them.
You want to know why? Because no-one cared. Like your statement about how others feel that they are the most important person in their world, you are of almost no account to them. That's why they haven't questioned it. Because they don't care. As their opinion is unimportant to you, so is yours to them.
You don't go the Dr or a lawyer ask them for sources.
Unless you're capable of critical thinking. Doctors and lawyers say stupid things all the time. If you're talking about a General Practitioner, it's likely that they only have a basic level of knowledge of any specific problem, and they will often consult other sources when faced with something outside of their typical experience, or refer you to a specialist. A part of your doctor's job is to consult with you, as the patient, and ensure that you are informed about their decisions, what condition you may be experiencing, what the treatment options are, and what the side effects of those options are. That's their responsibility, and one that most of them are very capable of carrying out. If you aren't asking for that, or listening when they tell you that, then that's on you. They don't have to fill you in on the entirety of medical practice, and pharmacology, but they should be able to explain what the side effects listed for a medication are. And yeah, that has a source.
You don't attend a lecture by Stephen Hawkins and ask him for sources.
No, but you do get the most prominent physicist in the world's name correct. I mean, come on. We're meant to take you on your word of expertise (Which you refuse to demonstrate in any way shape or form, because you're the expert, like Hawking, who you really can't even touch in levels of expertise), and you can't even get his name right.
And yes, you do ask him for sources. Better yet, he'll provide them. In his published works, he makes references. Many of them. Not just in academic literature (Which involves a ridiculous amount of citation, as a supposed expert should know), but in his books too. I haven't watched any of his lectures, but I would doubt that they have no sources, or references in them. When speaking on developing fields, it is almost impossible not to reference current work and research. The idea that Hawking doesn't use sources is utterly preposterous, and the use of it to bolster your own credibility is frankly ludicrous. The Higgs is God! I didn't support it with evidence? Who gives a fuck, you just have to accept that you don't know and I do, like Stephen Hawking!
While there is an expected level of knowledge to be able to parse certain literature or content, asking questions and for clarification, or where to see more, is standard practice in lectures, and any one engaged in lecturing who knows shit about their content should be able to satisfy most of those.
There are many things you just have accept that you don't know and someone else does.
There really aren't. You may not need to know it, and thus you don't need to learn it, but that doesn't excuse those who would claim to know something from being able to demonstrate it. As someone who purportedly works in navigation and software, you should be able to explain your work, otherwise god knows how you provide documentation. Even if that explanation is over someone's head because it presupposes a higher level of education, it at least demonstrates that you know what you're talking about, and aren't fabricating your story. The fact that you can't even provide an explanation of that kind doesn't really support your claim. Hence why very few people are inclined to believe you, Mr Beau.
This is the internet not an academic paper. If you you want an academic paper then use google on the subject and read one. The vast majority of population of the world have better things to do with their time than turn a 100 word post on the internet into an academic paper. Take this statementCrystalShadow said:You will not find sources on the internet that will verify those statements. Its a guess based on my personal knowledge, of how long those kind of systems have been in use and how many people at one time would need to know that and how many places these kind of systems are in use. Not one of those thing are backed by sources on the internet because those are not the kind of information that gets into the public domain. If you want to try and verify that those facts be my guest but I'm not going to bother because it doesn't matter
