That is fine then, as long as it is clear that it is used not to demotivate but to make things more rigorous.
But criticism can feel like an attack even when you aren't expecting it but moreso when you are. On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 8:03 AM, William Beaty <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, 23 Jun 2009, John Berry wrote: > > > I considered that and more but IMO that moves from the realm of > probability > > to debunking.. > > Debunking is totally different than criticism. Debunkers try to stop > thought, stop experiments, and say "we should drop this topic because > of X." > > Critics on the other hand say things like "what makes you so certain that > problem X isn't causing your readings?" Or "until you solve this Y > problem, there's still a big chance that you've been fooling yourself." > > > (((((((((((((((((( ( ( ( ( (O) ) ) ) ) ))))))))))))))))))) > William J. Beaty SCIENCE HOBBYIST website > billb amasci com http://amasci.com > EE/programmer/sci-exhibits amateur science, hobby projects, sci fair > Seattle, WA 206-762-3818 unusual phenomena, tesla coils, weird sci > >
