In reply to Christine, given your low opinion of actual, real Mathematics and Science, naturally your lessons on Jukurrpa, shall be followed by lessons on the sorcery and magic still rife in remote Aboriginal communities today? 3 months ago Senior Lecturer at In reply to Argumentum ad absurdum...reductio ad absurdum. You are not engaging with anything that I have actually written David, in either the article or in my subsequent posts. In future, if you wish to make comments, you will need to back them up with actual quotations taken directly from my article, or DIRECT QUOTATIONS (and not merely selective two or three word 'quotations' taken out of context) either from my responses or from the posts and responses of others, David. The Conversation is a serious discussion platform, which requires thoughtful and reasonable responses. It's not Facebook, or some kind of social media platform that gives rise thoughtless slinging matches between teenagers, so please don't treat it that way. 3 months ago Geologist In reply to David, what do you base: "on the sorcery and magic still rife in remote Aboriginal communities today?" on? Next thing you'll tell us that cannibalism is commonly practiced in remote Aboriginal communities. As for your allegation that Christine has a "low opinion of actual, real Mathematics and Science" again I fail to detect any evidence of this in this wide ranging and fascinating discussion. And what do you mean by "REAL Mathematics"?
In reply to Christine, given your low opinion of actual, real Mathematics and Science, naturally your lessons on Jukurrpa, shall be followed by lessons on the sorcery and magic still rife in remote Aboriginal communities today? 3 months ago Senior Lecturer at In reply to Argumentum ad absurdum...reductio ad absurdum. You are not engaging with anything that I have actually written David, in either the article or in my subsequent posts. In future, if you wish to make comments, you will need to back them up with actual quotations taken directly from my article, or DIRECT QUOTATIONS (and not merely selective two or three word 'quotations' taken out of context) either from my responses or from the posts and responses of others, David. The Conversation is a serious discussion platform, which requires thoughtful and reasonable responses. It's not Facebook, or some kind of social media platform that gives rise thoughtless slinging matches between teenagers, so please don't treat it that way. 3 months ago Geologist In reply to David, what do you base: "on the sorcery and magic still rife in remote Aboriginal communities today?" on? Next thing you'll tell us that cannibalism is commonly practiced in remote Aboriginal communities. As for your allegation that Christine has a "low opinion of actual, real Mathematics and Science" again I fail to detect any evidence of this in this wide ranging and fascinating discussion. And what do you mean by "REAL Mathematics"?
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