[WikiEN-l] Rorschach wars continue

[Ray Saintonge]

Ken Arromdee wrote:
> On Sun, 2 Aug 2009, Ray Saintonge wrote:
>   
>>>> So what if there have been tens of thousands of papers on the 
>>>> Rorschachs!  The geocentric universe was impervious to criticism for 
>>>> much longer.
>>>> the incomes of those psychologists who are in denial about their game of 
>>>> follow-the-leader.  NPOV is contrary to such occult practices.    
>>>>         
>>> Oh...  and does this mean that if you were to be convinced that showing the
>>> blots does cause harm, you would then support their removal?  Or is your
>>> position more absolutist, and you don't really care about whether they
>>> cause harm or not?
>>>       
>> The harm that they inflict on the self-esteem of psychologists is hardly 
>> enough harm to justify such action.  Showing that something can cause 
>> harm, is quite different than showing that it does.
>>     
> That's a strange dodging of the question.
>
> If you were convinced that showing the blots causes harm to potential
> patients, rather than to psychologists' self-esteem, would you then support
> the removal of the blots?
>
>   

The fact is that I'm not convinced of that, so it's pointless to engage 
in hypotheticals about what I would do if I were.

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