[extropy-chat] Doubt and About

[Robin Hanson]

On 12/10/2003, Harvey Newstrom wrote:
> > Your original claim was that "there are more faux experts
> > than real experts in the public spotlight today," ... I didn't
> > realize that you only meant to refer to a certain type of
> > expert, the "scientist" who uses the "scientific method", ...
>
>WRONG.  You have deliberately quoted me out of context.
>My full claim was clearly about science:
> > At first, skepticism was a scientific tool used to critically analyze
> > assumptions and verify facts.  ...
>I find it hard to believe that you can read the above paragraph and then
>claim that you didn't know I was talking about science.  Worse, I don't see
>how you could extract that single sentence from the middle of it without
>noticing all the references to science around it.  I am increasingly finding
>it hard to hold a rational discussion with you.

I saw the reference to science; I just didn't know that by that word you
meant SCIENCE (TM), with a whole array of connotations I don't share.


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