You worry about Kuhn - I'll be sure not to drive my car into the wall.
The kid who looked at the Emperor and saw no clothes was looking objectively. Unfortunately, no one dared to confirm.
Harry ------------------------------------------------
Brad wrote:
Harry Pollard wrote:
Ray,
If one person sees a wall, that may be subjective reality. When everyone sees that wall, that's a confirmation of reality and is objective.
[snip]
Either it's a confirmation like you say, or else it's an opportunity for someone to become a Kuhnian "paradigm" changer.
It's also time to take a second look at "the emperor's [new or old doesn't matter after all!] clothes".
"...in plain sight -- the best hiding place of all..." (--William Safire, NYT, 25Apr02)
"There is more to the surface than meets the eye." --Aaron Beck
I hypothesize that if I had been a highly successful entrepreneur all my life, I might never have questioned the obvious.
\brad mccormick
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