Quote: (11-12-2014 03:06 PM)Glider Wrote:
Imagine the maths involved in getting that thing onto the comet.
Indeed.
All of this will not even be possible without the invention of one and only one thing: CALCULUS.
The man who first invented/discovered calculus was Isaac Newton..... Another man, Gottfried Liebniz, independently discovered calculus around 10 years after Newton's discovery....
Newton's work can be found in his book
Principia Mathematica.
You know what big time feminist,
Sandra Harding, had to say about Newton's Principia Mathematica?
She called it "a rape manual". I shite you not! In fact, her exact quote was
"Isaac Newton's Principia Mathematica is a 'rape manual' because 'science is a male rape of female nature'.".
So, there you have it, lads, one of the most monumental work of physics and mathematics, is a rape manual. The very book that contains calculus and classical, gravitational physics: the foundation that undergirds the very complex mathematics/physics that later guided Rosetta satellite to the Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko... is a rape manual..... And if you like that book or respect it, you are liking and respecting a rape manual!
Mrs Sandra Harding is a powerhouse, feminist intellectual in USA; very well known and studied in graduates studies, as a matter of fact.
You may ask, what did she accomplished to be awarded such accolades? Well, she invented what is called "
strong objectivity" aka "feminist objectivity". Apparently, this makes her qualify to critique the objective reality of scientific discoveries and assign value judgment to them......
My take on "strong objectivity"?? Simply this:
Let us all remember, that afterall Newton merely invented calculus, classical mechanics/gravitation and some discoveries in optics...which probably pale in achievement to the "strong objectivity" of Sandra Harding. Hahahaha.
Besides, Newton only received a mere M.A from Trinity College, Cambridge... while on the other hand, Sandra Harding have such fine credentials: a
professor of Social Sciences and Comparative Education at UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, and the
Director of the UCLA Center for the Study of Women. Harding previously taught at the University of Delaware for many years. She earned her
PhD from New York University (NYU). Clearly, she has Newton beat!
In closing, i will just point out that another noted feminist, Luce Irigaray, stated that E=MC^2 is a sexed equation. Why? And i quote
"it privileges the speed of light over other speeds that are vitally necessary to us".
I know my above post diverges from the topic of the ESA mission... but reading this great achievement(comet landing) just brings to mind the critical achievement of Newton's... the man who first invented calculus... without which none of this will even be possible... in comparison to the monumental stupidity of women like Sandra Harding, feminist extra-ordinaire.
regards,
Nemencine