On Sat, 25 Jan 2003 23:50:56 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Does the word "prevailing" mean that different scientists can reach > different conclusions based on identical scientific calculations?
In the context in which I used the word "prevailing", I meant the general consensus, which has the most weight within the profession. Some scientists use different data and different methods of evaluating the data. As a result their conclusions are different. Their opinions are not the "prevailing" ones because the great majority of their professional peers disagree with them. The fact that their opinions are not the prevailing ones does not necessarily mean that their opinions are wrong. Sam Heywood -- This mail was written by user of The Arachne Browser: http://browser.arachne.cz/
