[Wikipedia-l] pitching an idea

[Alex Regh]

Hi!

On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 20:17:44 +0200, Wouter Steenbeek wrote:

>So, in our culture, the view of scientists is especially favoured 
>among encyclopaedia-makers, because they are supposed to have justificated 
>their views by means of an elaborate dialectic process, not by dogmatic 
>tradition. 

Well, that is the theory - but unfortunately, that is not always the case,
especially outside of the "hard sciences". Therefore, relying entirely on
"scientific" stuff can lead into bad traps, too. (And mind you, I most
certainly don't advocate any holy books should replace science here - merely
facts.)

Alex
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