Dis 'n Dat with Freeman Dyson

[luckyme]

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I'm being kind because he's old and it's not a field he's studied.

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I'm sure Dyson would appreciate (and not laugh at) your intellectual pity.

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I was hoping he'd chuckle.
That doesn't mean I want his advice on the effect playing inverted minors has on slam bidding in IMP contests unless he has played a lot of high level tournament bridge.

luckyme

[IronUnkind]

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I was hoping he'd chuckle. That doesn't mean I want his advice on the effect playing inverted minors has on slam bidding in IMP contests unless he has played a lot of high level tournament bridge.

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Just so we're clear, are you saying:

luckyme's knowledge of evolutionyson's knowledge of evolution::luckyme's bridge expertiseyson's bridge expertise?

[luckyme]

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I was hoping he'd chuckle. That doesn't mean I want his advice on the effect playing inverted minors has on slam bidding in IMP contests unless he has played a lot of high level tournament bridge.

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Just so we're clear, are you saying:

luckyme's knowledge of evolutionyson's knowledge of evolution::luckyme's bridge expertiseyson's bridge expertise?

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My expertise isn't much of a factor in either case.
If he started his bridge lecture with "raise the size of the pot when..." I'd be worried.
When he talks about "speciation EVENTS" , etc ( some noted it my first comment) in referencing evolution and makes such statements part of (basis for?) a larger claim, the same warning bells go off.
He could be reaching some point that has merit, but he's chosen a strange and unstable starting point. ( what does a speciation event look like, for example?).

is that clearer?

luckyme