Arlo, et al, Do I trust "numbers" ?, or Do I trust "the" numbers ?
I do not trust numbers (per se) I trust numbers (ie numbers, words, logic, rhetoric too) provided by a "system" I trust. The trust needs to be in the system, not the numbers .... The system, .... SOMism .... etc ... drivel, drivel ... yawn. Ian On 8/8/08, ARLO J BENSINGER JR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [Platt] > According to a renowned academic, "Anyone can write anything." > > [Arlo] > I trust the numbers. Why don't you? The study was conducted long before Obama > made his comments. What would be the incentive to lie? Why falsify the report? > Do you have a counter study showing different numbers? > > In the previous case, I dismissed the premise that one writer's small view > characterizes the entire Academy, and I draw that dismissal largely from years > of my own experience not to mention many, many counter-studies. I also did not > dismiss the notion that some bad examples could be found (they can in any > human > endeavor). In this case, I trust the numbers because there are no contrary > studies, and I can think of no reason why the report should be biased (who > would it benefit? the air-gauge industry?) And my limited experience checking > my own and a few friend's tires supports the fact that many people don't check > or regularly inflate their tires. So the report does not contradict my > experience. > > So, counter-studies? Reasoned opinion as to why the report is biased/in error? > Years of experience working in a tire shop? Or just more of your typical > nonsense? (Bet- latter) Thanks for yet another display of "pride in their > ignorance" (are you secretly working for the Obama camp? I mean, I am almost > tempted to submit this exchange to our local newspaper.) > > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
