Ok,

No I don't.

Wikipedia "the scientific method"

First paragraph:

The scientific method is a body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge.[1] To be termed scientific, a method of inquiry must be based on empirical and measurable evidence subject to specific principles of reasoning.[2] The Oxford English Dictionary defines the scientific method as "a method or procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses."[3]


From the Overview

The scientific method is the process by which science is carried out.[10] Science builds on previous knowledge, and this can lead to improvements and refinements over time.[11] The scientific method can function in the same way,[12][13] meaning that it can become more effective at understanding, and even generating new knowledge.[14][15] For example, the concept of falsification (first proposed in 1934) formalizes the attempt to disprove hypotheses rather than prove them.[16]

This model can be seen to underlay the scientific revolution.[17] One thousand years ago, Alhazen demonstrated the importance of forming questions and subsequently testing them,[18] an approach which was advocated by Galileo in 1638 with the publication of Two New Sciences.[19] The current method is based on a hypothetico-deductive model[20] formulated in the 20th century, although it has undergone significant revision since first proposed (for a more formal discussion, see below).


You can see from above that the rudiments of the "Scientific Method" go back well over a thousand years.

The whole point of this red herring is that you said that "Science doesn't work by comparing pieces of evidence compiling that with adds up, setting aside that which doesn't and making comparative judgements on various pieces of evidence and drawing a conclusion as to the nature of what is correct and what is incorrect."

That is what science does. It's the exact same thing that the author was asking you to do in judging the content of this site. Not all of it is going to match up, some of it may be wrong. That does not ipso facto disqualify the site and any reason to visit it. Your job with the site and the book is to draw your own conclusions as to the nature of reality...or at least the book's reality.

And incidentally, that is basically what Wizardry tries to do with animagic. Although, since animagic is much more squishy than physics, I'd argue that Wizardy might be called a semi-soft science. But it does manage to create a systematic method for dealing with mana and animus that is repeatable and mostly reliable.

You shouldn't listen to T-A-G; as I've said he can't be trusted.

I'm the friendly one who talks to everyone, he just goes around being a big know it all, and barely bothers to grace us with his presence.

I swear to Lillith, oh wait, she wants to kill me, I swear to Sammael, T-A-G has a bigger ego than Tiernon.

I never lie to my friends...

We are friends yes? You, me, Boggy, Tom, Rupert, Gastrope', Jenn, Antefalken, Maelen...wow...I think that's the most friends I've had in the last two thousand years, at least!

I don't know, I try, but for some reason people just start making annoyed faces at me and then cover their ears and walk away.

Maybe I have bad breath? It smells fine to me?

Success! It works....

Dark god sounds a bit hollow. True, gods are powerful, but they need those pesky worshippers while demons appear to be able to fine without ;)

Anyway, since my post count on forums, even the ones I have posted on for more than a decade, have hardly reached 5,000, let alone 10,000, I suspect that might be my bitterness speaking. I will never achief the rank of god on this world ;)

@Madfox:

Hmmm? From what I can gather, gods doesn't need anybody to worship them.

@Tizzy:

Huh? 1,500 posts? If you make a post once everyday, it will take you more than 4 years to reach that. 10,000 posts takes more than a quarter of a century! I really doubt anybody will be able to reach the 1,500 here. The topics to be discussed is very limited you know. And 10,000 that is impossible unless you troll or something.

A century sounds reasonable to me, it's not that long a time. I think I played a game of chess once that lasted around 40 years.

However I probably average 3-4 a day...not sure, should take count/forum time to find out.

So maybe a little high, the time scale I was working on was "when will GRRM finish A Song of Ice and Fire" and I figured whatever that time is, that's the time it takes to become a 'Dark God'.

Again, a century doesn't seem that unreasonable in that context.

Actually, Gods do need/want worshipers. That is where they get their mana (above and beyond what they can collect on their own). That's the key difference between a gods, demons, avatars,djinn and other mana rich beings. Everyone not a god is pretty much limited to what they can collect on their own and store. Gods can store a tremendous about more, have the means to harvest it from worshipers and distribute it to their underlings, including priests.

Naturally, I must add the disclaimer that this is a gross over simplification relevant to this issue only. Gods are actually transcendent creatures of divine wisdom, judgement and holy power, deserving of all reverence and worship!

As I've mentioned before when discussing gods...can't say what I know...but this topic is highly relevant to future events....

>Sprite is 11 to 24 posts

Will Coca-Cola not sue you guys for infringement for that?

[edit: oh, crap! They might sue me too...]

Edited by user Sunday, October 12, 2014 7:57:16 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

If tom is only 16 he has not yet reached his full human growth will he continue to grow as a human and if so will this also means he grows as a demon getting bigger stronger and smarter till he is a full adult demon or is he already an adult?
also when he stole Mana from a god no other demon has ever done this so will this make people believe he is more powerful and will this belief of all the people who have seen him do this make him more powerful?
also Tizzy is in fact the Concordenax in disguise just thought i should mention that all hail the great and powerful Tizzy