To: cornelis
Could you point out how this controversy affects the acceptance of facts and theories, such as the ones I listed in #76?
86 posted on
03/13/2004 6:42:50 PM PST by
js1138
To: js1138
Because the acceptance of information as fact is dependent on extraneous things like public opinion, perceived success, advantage, or disadvantage. This dependance points to the historical contigency of any scientific consensus.
89 posted on
03/13/2004 6:49:34 PM PST by
cornelis
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