Sane scientists go by Occam’s Razor. In this case, she knows that there are zombies and she knows that they are experiencing some kind of mass communication not accessible within the normal sensory range. She also knows that Remy has access to some kind of communication outside of the normal sensory range, because she has seen it, and he’s currently available right there, right now, to test it out.
It’s like in From Dusk Till Dawn: “I don’t f***ing believe in vampires, but I believe in my own two eyes, and what I saw, is f***ing vampires.” She may not believe in the supernatural, but if she knows phenomena beyond her understanding exist and knows that Remy has the ability to access those phenomena, then it’s worthwhile to test whether his access dovetails with what they are currently experiencing.
The idea that mad scientists are distinguished from sane ones by having more patience is an interesting one, but I’m not sure it fits the evidence so far.
Daibhid C: Mad scientists don’t need to be patient, as stuff just works for them. This means they can skip the whole theoretical “work out what could detect spirits” bit and get on with testing possibilities.
Well yeah, Remy. If you move your head it might throw off her readings. (But the vise isn’t anchored to anything.) Of course it is, It’s anchored to his head.
I don’t care if someone is calling it magic or spiritualism or anything else. If it’s a reproducible phenomena then it’s not nonsense. It’s someone doing something that *you* don’t understand.
So get off your intellectual elitist high horse, act like an actual scientist, and study this new subject.
To be fair, it can be a reproducible phenomenon, but the explanation being offered for it can still be nonsense, because it’s someone doing something that even *they* don’t understand, despite deluding themselves into thinking they do.
This problem even crops up with scientists themselves. Phlogiston was proposed as a way to explain the reproducible phenomonon of fires going out when deprived of air, postulating that burning objects gave off phlogiston and the air absorbed it, but it could only absorb so much before becoming saturated and you needed to introduce fresh air which could absorb more phlogiston for the fire to continue.
I’d sexy she’s trolling him with the code of it wasn’t for the fact that his wrists are locked down. Something is going to happen that Remy isn’t going to like.
I imagine her ideas on the scientific method come, in part at least, from her employment at A-Sig, where experiments involving forcibly immobilized test subjects are just as normal and everyday as murky jars full of body parts.
OK. I surrender! Dr. Lee’s smile and accompanying comment in the last panel has finally convinced me.
She’s Mad as a head-spinning hoot owl!
The third panel’s quite persuasive, too. Sane scientists have neither the budget, nor the patience, to test all possibilities.
The antenna on the thing Virginia’s holding is also pretty suspicious.
Sane scientists go by Occam’s Razor. In this case, she knows that there are zombies and she knows that they are experiencing some kind of mass communication not accessible within the normal sensory range. She also knows that Remy has access to some kind of communication outside of the normal sensory range, because she has seen it, and he’s currently available right there, right now, to test it out.
It’s like in From Dusk Till Dawn: “I don’t f***ing believe in vampires, but I believe in my own two eyes, and what I saw, is f***ing vampires.” She may not believe in the supernatural, but if she knows phenomena beyond her understanding exist and knows that Remy has the ability to access those phenomena, then it’s worthwhile to test whether his access dovetails with what they are currently experiencing.
The idea that mad scientists are distinguished from sane ones by having more patience is an interesting one, but I’m not sure it fits the evidence so far.
Daibhid C: Mad scientists don’t need to be patient, as stuff just works for them. This means they can skip the whole theoretical “work out what could detect spirits” bit and get on with testing possibilities.
OK, I relent! Just because *I* don’t understand the purpose of the vise nor the motivation behind Dr. Lee’s comment doesn’t mean she’s Mad.
It only means she doesn’t share my limitations 🙂
“I’ve had this terrible headache all day…I feel as if my head is in a vise.” —Steve Martin.
Ah the rescuers down under… such a classic.
Dr. Lee: Graduate of the Med School of Howard,Fine & Howard.
I’ve seen a few sketches with them as medical personnel, and this makes slightly more sense.
For Duty and Humanity!
Division of N. Y. U. -K.
Aw look, Unity’s smiling along with her.
Unity’s just hoping Dr. Lee tightens that vise enough to squeeze some braaaaains out!
Well yeah, Remy. If you move your head it might throw off her readings. (But the vise isn’t anchored to anything.) Of course it is, It’s anchored to his head.
There are wires attached to it.
Thank you! I hate that cliche so much.
I don’t care if someone is calling it magic or spiritualism or anything else. If it’s a reproducible phenomena then it’s not nonsense. It’s someone doing something that *you* don’t understand.
So get off your intellectual elitist high horse, act like an actual scientist, and study this new subject.
Bravo!
To be fair, it can be a reproducible phenomenon, but the explanation being offered for it can still be nonsense, because it’s someone doing something that even *they* don’t understand, despite deluding themselves into thinking they do.
This problem even crops up with scientists themselves. Phlogiston was proposed as a way to explain the reproducible phenomonon of fires going out when deprived of air, postulating that burning objects gave off phlogiston and the air absorbed it, but it could only absorb so much before becoming saturated and you needed to introduce fresh air which could absorb more phlogiston for the fire to continue.
I’d sexy she’s trolling him with the code of it wasn’t for the fact that his wrists are locked down. Something is going to happen that Remy isn’t going to like.
Vise, not code. I have no idea how autocorrect snuck that one in there.
And what was “sexy” supposed to be? I’m assuming “say”.
You really need to proofread your comments before mashing the “post” button.
…except that every once in a while I’ve been autocorrupted ‘after’ hitting the post button.
Yeah, my fructivorous swearwords keep getting transformed into utter wombat.
It’s also a headache remedy! (Via the Addams Family Sixties TV show.) Just don’t use it for hangovers. (Via the Cerebus comic.)
I imagine her ideas on the scientific method come, in part at least, from her employment at A-Sig, where experiments involving forcibly immobilized test subjects are just as normal and everyday as murky jars full of body parts.