> Alain: We are talking about Unanimity. We are NOT
> talking about Consensus. Consensus is not a synonym
> for Unanimity.
Anthony: Alain, let's go to the dictionary. Today's
dictionary is: Merriam-Webster's online WWWebster
dictionary. Today's definition is:
> consensus = 1 a : general agreement
Alain: GENERAL agreement necessarily implies UNANIMOUS
agreement ??
> UNANIMITY <the consensus of their opinion based on
> reports... from the border -- John Hersey>
Alain: Yes, sometimes consensus is ambiguously taken
to mean unanimity, just as one of the definitions of
the term anarchy means disorder while in fact it was
originally a political school of thought.
> b : the judgment arrived at by MOST of those
concerned
> <the consensus was to go ahead>
Alain: I agree indeed that consensus means "MOST of
those concerned". Most is not equivalent to All.
> 2 : group solidarity in sentiment and belief
Alain: Exactly! I particularly like this definition
of consensus because it conveys the spirit of what I
mean when I use the term consensus.
Anthony: So, yes it is a synonym for unamity.
Alain: Selective perception, eh!
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