Haukur Þorgeirsson wrote:
Ultimately all
of our opinions are just one more point of view, and
every statement is probabilistic. The near sphericity of the earth is a
POV with a very high probability of truth. If all Wikipedians (and we
are many) hold that POV than the NPOV will also be in that range as a
consensus Why would it be necessary to add that qualification if
no-one is disputing the shape?
So, your answer to my question: "How many fundamentalists does it take to
make something controversial?" is "One. As long as she's a
Wikipedian."
Or am I reading you wrong? :)
That seems like an accurate representation. Of course that one person
may have difficulty finding a place to stand with Archimedes' lever.
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