[extropy-chat] Fw: Deconstruction deconstructed....

[Harvey Newstrom]

Dirk Bruere wrote,
> And the classic 'Quantum Hermeneutics' paper? 
>
<http://www.physics.nyu.edu/faculty/sokal/transgress_v2/transgress_v2_single
file.html>

It proves that people can create hoaxes and fool other people into believing
they are real.  This isn't funny.  This is sad.

The hoaxer does make a few points at
<http://www.physics.nyu.edu/faculty/sokal/noretta.html>:

1) Science is a human endeavor, and like any other human endeavor it merits
being subjected to rigorous social analysis. 

2) At a more subtle level, even the content of scientific debate -- what
types of theories can be conceived and entertained, what criteria are to be
used for deciding between competing theories -- is constrained in part by
the prevailing attitudes of mind, which in turn arise in part from
deep-seated historical factors. 

3) There is nothing wrong with research informed by a political commitment,
as long as that commitment does not blind the researcher to inconvenient
facts. 

-- 
Harvey Newstrom, CISSP, CISA, CISM, IAM, IBMCP, GSEC
Certified IS Security Pro, Certified IS Auditor, Certified InfoSec Manager,
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