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Re: Re: Re: Foster responds



> "conclusive evidence"? in science, and especially social science,
there's
> no such thing. Any conclusion is simply a new working hypothesis to
be
> tested by contrast with evidence, by logical analysis, and by
looking to
> see if the picture is complete. Unlike in religion, there is no
final world
> about what is the Truth. There are no Authorities, self-proclaimed
> "experts" on Babylonian and Mayan civilization or whatever, who
cannot be
> questioned.
> Jim Devine jdevine@xxxxxxx & http:/bellarmine.lmu.edu/~JDevine
> "Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself." -- Richard
Feynman.
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Careful Jim, next thing you know you'll be reading Barbara Herrnstein
Smith and Bruno Latour! :-)

Ian




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