T P wrote:
I think assuming that Scout McCloud's POV outweighs
mine is bad.
I am not claiming that the field is not important. I am claiming that we
shouldn't take Scout McCloud's word for it that it is important.
This is what "a grain of salt" means, that you should not swallow someone's
opinion whole. It doesn't mean that you should ignore their opinion
entirely.
If all we are arguing about is whether the field is important,and whose
word is strong enough to attest to that we might as well grow tails so
that we can have something to chase. The subject is at least important
enough for us to have a debate about it.
Since I have not studied the subject I have no basis for attributing
weight to anybody's opinion within the field. but recognized "experts"
would be a good starting place. If you dispute a specific opinion of
his I would take that into consideration; eventually experience would
let me know whose views to believe. I have always been cautious about
expert opinion, but I am not inclined to prejudicially reject their views.
Ec