as always, Dilbert is apropos 8

• Mar 13, 2022

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dik

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Great!

Rather than think climate change and the corona virus as science, think of it as the wrath of God. Feel any better?

-Dik

 

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• Mar 14, 2022

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jerry1423

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The experts are really good when they are award winning !

Jerry J.
UGV5-NX1961

 

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• Mar 14, 2022

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GregLocock

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Orbiting a small yellow star

A little bird tells me that experts who describe their methods in detail and their data sources are far more likely to be trusted than the other lot.

Cheers

Greg Locock


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• Mar 14, 2022

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Guest

Don't know about the rest of you but I'm an expert because I charge $300 per hour.

"Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but they are not entitled to their own facts."

 

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• Mar 14, 2022

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hokie66

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Two definitions of an expert:

1) Guy from out of town with a briefcase.
2) Has-been drip under pressure.

 

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• Mar 15, 2022

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rb1957

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I've heard 2) as ...
"x" is an unknown quantity and a "spurt" is a drip under pressure

another day in paradise, or is paradise one day closer ?

 

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• Mar 18, 2022

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Joe591

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The only way to know if somebody was really an expert is to look back in 100 years time and see if what they said really worked and stood the test of time.

 

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• Mar 18, 2022

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rb1957

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and in 101 years we learn something new and the "expert" is revealed for what he is ... nearly right.

Newton's equations of motion are astonishingly successful ... using them we can predict the motion of a spacecraft and orchestrate a slingshot manoeuvre around a distant planet.

Yet, Einstein had a better set of equations, created a new understanding and allowed us to make further advances.

another day in paradise, or is paradise one day closer ?

 

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