Robert J. MacG. Dawson said on 10/31/02 6:08 AM: >David Heiser wrote: > >> You are still going to get the complainers. The University will still have >> to defend itself against those citizens of the State of North Carolina who >> believe that the State should not support any ideas contrary to their >> beliefs. The problem is that EDSTAT is state supported. > > Is this an actual problem? I've only been on EDSTAT for seven or eight >years, but I cannot remember an awful lot of postings beginning, say: > > "As a citizen of the State of North Carolina I STRONGLY OBJECT to >Bayesian ideas being circulated on a mailing list being suppported by my >tax dollar. This cult, founded by an English Episcopalian priest, >demands belief in unverifiable "prior probabilities", it is really a >RELIGION, and it is UNCONSTITUTIONAL for the government to support it." > > Anybody else remember any? > > <grin, duck, & run>
They don't post it... but that's how they *really* feel, if you read betweeen the lines, you can tell... well, I can tell, and anyway, we know that's how they feel prior to their even posting! <grinning, ducking, and running, also! Robert! Leave room in that foxhole for me!> Paul . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
