Just one small teensy note of clarification: I usually only insult people who disagree with me when they are/have been complete assholes about it. Which fortunately narrows the field down a bit.
-Doug On Apr 4, 2013 6:11 PM, "glen" <g...@ropella.name> wrote: > Douglas Roberts wrote at 04/04/2013 04:45 PM: > > I was using "evidence" in the scientific sense, > > You say that as if everyone agrees on the scientific sense of the term, > which of course they don't. Even reputable scientists disagree on what > constitutes evidence. I know you're willing to insult anyone with whom > you disagree. But the fact remains that standards of evidence differ > depending on the context of the discussion, the domain of inquiry, etc. > > Evidence in, say, cosmology or evolution is very different from evidence > in, say, biology or physics. And that's without leaping out into the > softer sciences. > > -- > =><= glen e. p. ropella > Looked pretty horny if I do say > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >
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