At 9:53 PM -0500 2/9/03, Al Shealy wrote:
You're setting up a straw man.You're jumping to all sorts of false conclusions about me and my respect for science. In fact, here's what we have:Person A: Wouldn't write David Dewitt a letter of rec. in the first place because of his "generic observations" that would lead him to believe Dewitt couldn't possibly be a competent graduate student or professional.
Nothing in science (certainly behavioral science) is absolute.
It is certainly possible that someone with Dewitt's specs could become a competent physician or psychologist, but it is not likely.
Given that acceptance to grad (and particularly) med school is competitive, one has to consider the relative likelihood that a given individual will perform appropriately in a given situation.
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