Jim Devine wrote, >>yeah, but I don't expect that social science can or will be able >>to answer these questions, since the object of study (people, >>society) is much more difficult than that of, say, physics. But >>we should at least try. Doug Henwood replied, >Difficult? Don't know about that; it's a lot easier to be an amateur >sociologist (or economist even!) than amateur quantum physicist. Less >predictable, maybe. To which I reply, It is extremely difficult to be a specialist in a field where anybody who picks up a smattering of the conventional wisdom can consider themselves an amateur expert. That's probably what drives scientists into obscure specialties and drives sociologists and economists to strive for opacity. Regards, Tom Walker, [EMAIL PROTECTED], (604) 669-3286 The TimeWork Web: http://mindlink.net/knowware/worksite.htm
