minkwe wrote:I'm also happy that in the same article (talk), you agreed with me that no "loophole"-free experiment will ever be done.
I'll leave that up to others to interpret whether you implied Pitowsky was deliberately trying to hide something. In anycase, my use of the term was in exactly similar context. You can replace Pitowsky (1989) with Gill and obtain my statement almost exactly. Were you being discourteous, impolite to Pitowsky?
1) I did not state that I believed that no loophole free experiment will ever be done. I stated that it was a logical possibility and that this possibility moreover had some scientific support.
2) No, seen in context I was not being discourteous or impolite to Pitowsky. You however were being extremely discourteous and impolite to me. Downright rude. In fact you very clearly violated the rules of the forum:
1. Impolite behavior is NOT to be tolerated
4. No flaming
5. No derogatory personal comments about anyone; stick to the physics
10. And... the most important rule; Have Fun!
(OK if you don't understand half what I write - but don't read it and don't respond to it, then).
PS I just studied the long set of rules as well as the short set of rules:
b. Members should post in a way that is respectful of other users. Flaming or abusing users in any way will not be tolerated and will lead to a warning.
c. Members are asked to not act as “back seat moderators”. If members note an issue which contravenes something in this policy document they are welcome to bring it to the attention of a member of the Moderator Team. Please use the “Report this Post” feature to report posts. Do not respond to such topics yourself. Members who constantly “act” as moderators may be warned.
I see I am presently contravening rule c. My apologies to all.