Re: Invitation to the new "Flores Man" Yahoo group

From: tkavanagh (tkavanagh_at_comcast.net)
Date: 11/01/04 

Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 22:40:11 GMT

"Eric Stevens" <eric.stevens@sum.co.nz> wrote in message
news:a5cdo0t5lbt5022ql211pvogu4h0ciphnu@4ax.com...

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> For that reason, I am always cautious when considering the opinions of
> people who primarily are scholars. You don't need to know their
> political leanings to know that the absence of scientific objectivity
> in their intellectual processes leaves their opinions open to bias.

This makes no sense whatsoever. You seem to be equating "scholars" with an
"absence of scientific objectivity." Is that really what you meant to imply?

If so, what would you call people who exhibit a "presence" of scientific
objectivity? 'non-scholars'?

tk

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