[WikiEN-l] Rorschach wars continue
Ken Arromdee
arromdee at rahul.net
Sun Aug 2 16:18:03 UTC 2009
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?
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