Han wrote:
Swingman wrote in
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The _science_ is on _my_ side!

That's a given. Whether "you" are on the side of science is the
question. For some of the set of "you" that is doubtful. Karl is at
least one who is on the side of science.


So... since "science" has its own levels of dispute, just what does it mean
to be "on the side of science"? I would submit that this phrase comes from
people who are not really all that scientific in their approach, but rather
like the idea that someone else is in agreement with them. With all of the
dispute in the comunity of "peer review" (and in fact - the whole concept of
peer review), would someone please explain to me how "scientific" has any
real meaning at all? The greatest minds of our scientific community world
wide, have widely differing beliefs on things, so how can a woodworkers
newsgroup even pretend to use the word "scientific" in regards to any
discussion in this forum? To take a phrase from m II - Bull****.


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-Mike-