At 08:53 AM 6/12/2007, you wrote: >Quoting MarshaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > At 07:57 AM 6/12/2007, you wrote: > > >Quoting MarshaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > > > > > Greetings, > > > > > > > > Is there any difference in Value between zero (0) and one (1)? > > > > > > > > Marsha > > > > > >Hi Marsha, > > > > > >Numbers have no Value in and of themselves. That's why science loves them > > >so much. They offer the pretext of being completely neutral or > "objective." > > >Of course, we know better. :-) > > > > Platt, > > > > What do you mean 'Of course, we know better'? What is the Value > > difference between 0 and 1? > > > > Marsha > >Hi Marsha, > >There is no Value difference between 0 and 1. That's why numbers gives the >appearance of neutrality or "objectivity" But scientists who use measurements >expressed in numbers to establish "truth" are no more "objective" than anybody >else. They "value" their methods and conclusions. So when you see a number >such as the degrees of warming in the past two centuries, be skeptical.
Platt Thanks for explaining. Marsha 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/
