Yeah, I know (and I probably would have used the word in the same way). I was trying to tug on Ron's chain a little bit - to see if I could get a rise out of him.
<sneaky little grin> Bob On Sat, 25 Jan 2003 03:50:40 -0500 "Samuel W. Heywood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 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/ > > > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com
