At 09:47 AM Thursday 12/6/2007, William T Goodall wrote: >On 6 Dec 2007, at 15:17, Nick Arnett wrote: > > > But thank goodness that people with scientific beliefs never have any > > trouble confronting information that conflicts with their beliefs. If > > scientists weren't so open-minded and willing to abandon old > > theories in a flash, science would hardly move forward at all! > >This is completely irrelevant misdirection and entirely typical of the >faith-addled response to a reasonable discussion.
No, it is an inevitable observation of anyone who has actually worked in scientific research and seen that Sturgeon's Law (and its corollary) applies equally as well to new scientific ideas (including ones they themselves come up with) as it does to the contents of the in-basket at any publisher of F&SF . . . -- Ronn! :) _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
