That works :) lol I remember I yell at you last time you answered one of my Q's cos I was in a beeach of a mood :) I admire your willingness answer me again .: thank you :)
Lol :) thanks ... I thought you no idea what I was talking about cos my memory... but that fine!!! ;)
This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at September 12, 2017 11:03 AM MDT
"And there's like a maid, like a janitor, these are like regular people in the real world......."
Erm..... and where does he presume to exist?
Lol..... enthralling us with how very clever he is being able to interpret what the judge is asking while others sit mute. How people hear he's an astrophysicist, and everyone is listening.
Tell us again how you were teaching at Princeton, Doctor.
Can you not see it as he is pointing out that the language used (milligrams) could not reasonably expected to be fully understood by 'a maid, like a janitor, these are like regular people in the 'real world', indeed even the judge did not realize the implications of using milligrams and he is about as far away from the 'real world' as you can get. Even using grams in a country where the imperial system is used for measuring weight only increases the confusion in many people of the 'real world'. I do not see it as Tyson saying that he is not living in the 'real world', more like the members of the legal system are not living in the same world as those outside their profession, ie. the 'real world'. But that is only my angle on what he said, you clearly see it differently.
And I respect your point of view. I've seen him on television many times and greatly admire his intellect. He just has this way about him that in certain situations I find to be a turnoff. Perhaps it's because science was my worst subject and I'm just bitter and jealous. ;-)