Dear Friends,
I'm a member of the Italian Society of Anthropology and Ethnology of =
Florence (Italy), the oldest society of anthropology in the world and I =
know very well what is a "constructive criticism".=20
But Mr.SHANM'...etc. etc. don't explane anything about its prediction =
method. He only explane to me that "...Earthquake is a regular feature =
and happening daily..." Of course, Mr. SHANM...etc. etc, is certainly a =
good person and, be sure, I'm incredibly ignorant. But I'm not a stupid.
24 years ago, here in my region, occurred a 6.5 quake: 1,100 people =
died; the houses of 40,000 people crash down... Sorry, my friends, but =
in this specific "prediction" case (and for the others similar) I don't =
know the constructive patience of a saint.
Have my friendly, inflammable and innocuous regards !
Giovanni

Giovanni Rotta
Via F. Pizzigoni, 10
33010 Resia (Udine) I
Lat. 46.368 N  Long. 13.299 E
rottag@..........
http://www.fesn.org


----- Original Message -----=20
From: Canie Brooks 
To: 
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: Earthquake prediction messages


> Hi Robert -
>=20
> Thanks for the positive words - On our site we do welcome constructive =

> criticism, not abusive flames - Like I mentioned, this can be a very=20
> emotional subject and at least I try to have a site that welcomes=20
> predictions, predictive methods whether they be scientific or=20
> psychic/sensitive and constructive adult debates.
>=20
> I think we are all aware that we are a long way from accurately =
predicting=20
> 100 percent of all earthquakes and may never achieve that type of =
accuracy,=20
> but there have been some legitimate inroads and some accurate =
predictions=20
> posted.
>=20
> I don't think that anyone who is working on this project would =
consider=20
> evacuation of an area - I really can't see evacuating over 9 million =
people=20
> out of Los Angeles!  But we can make the public aware enough that =
everyone=20
> has food, water, flashlights, batteries, etc prepared and can be a=20
> supportive community in the case of an earthquake rather than a war =
zone=20
> when it does occur.
>=20
> Canie
>=20
> At 10:30 PM 9/17/00 -0500, Robert W. Avakian wrote:
> >And where do we discuss and counter predictions such as the ones that
> >caused schools to be shut down in the New Madrid area several years =
ago?
> >
> >As an educator I'd rather see predictions and predicting individuals =
on
> >this site where we can politely (hint, hint) discuss and debunk their
> >ideas if necessary. I have had time to just barely skim Canie's site,
> >(and it looks quite well done and interesting), but I didn't see an
> >obvious place to go for critical analysis of the ideas on the site.
>=20
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Dear Friends,
I'm a member of the Italian Society of =
Anthropology and=20
Ethnology of Florence (Italy), the oldest society of anthropology in the =
world=20
and I know very well what is a "constructive criticism". =

But Mr.SHANM'...etc. etc. =
don't explane anything=20
about its prediction method. He only =
explane to me=20
that "...Earthquake is a regular feature and happening daily..." =
Of=20
course, Mr. SHANM...etc. etc, is certainly a good person and, be sure, =
I'm=20
incredibly ignorant. But I'm not a stupid.
24 years ago, here in my region, occurred a 6.5 =
quake:=20
1,100 people died; the houses of 40,000 people crash down... =
Sorry, my friends, but in this specific "prediction" case=20
(and for the others similar) I don't know the constructive =
patience of=20
a saint.
Have my friendly, inflammable and innocuous =
regards=20
!
Giovanni
 
Giovanni Rotta
Via F. Pizzigoni, 10
33010 =
Resia=20
(Udine) I
Lat. 46.368 N  Long. 13.299 E
rottag@..........
http://www.fesn.org
 
 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Canie Brooks <canie@...........>
To: <psn-l@..............><=
/DIV>
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 7:08 =
PM
Subject: Re: Earthquake prediction=20
messages

> Hi Robert -
> 
> =
Thanks for the=20
positive words - On our site we do welcome constructive 
> =
criticism, not=20
abusive flames - Like I mentioned, this can be a very 
> emotional =
subject=20
and at least I try to have a site that welcomes 
> predictions, =
predictive=20
methods whether they be scientific or 
> psychic/sensitive and=20
constructive adult debates.
> 
> I think we are all aware =
that we=20
are a long way from accurately predicting 
> 100 percent of all=20
earthquakes and may never achieve that type of accuracy, 
> but =
there have=20
been some legitimate inroads and some accurate predictions 
>=20
posted.
> 
> I don't think that anyone who is working on =
this=20
project would consider 
> evacuation of an area - I really can't =
see=20
evacuating over 9 million people 
> out of Los Angeles!  But =
we can=20
make the public aware enough that everyone 
> has food, water,=20
flashlights, batteries, etc prepared and can be a 
> supportive =
community=20
in the case of an earthquake rather than a war zone 
> when it =
does=20
occur.
> 
> Canie
> 
> At 10:30 PM 9/17/00 =
-0500, Robert=20
W. Avakian wrote:
> >And where do we discuss and counter =
predictions=20
such as the ones that
> >caused schools to be shut down in the =
New=20
Madrid area several years ago?
> >
> >As an educator =
I'd=20
rather see predictions and predicting individuals on
> >this =
site where=20
we can politely (hint, hint) discuss and debunk their
> >ideas =
if=20
necessary. I have had time to just barely skim Canie's site,
> =
>(and it=20
looks quite well done and interesting), but I didn't see an
> =
>obvious=20
place to go for critical analysis of the ideas on the site.
> =

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