Re: virus: Nick Berg email I got

From: Erik Aronesty (erik@zoneedit.com)
Date: Tue May 18 2004 - 07:01:05 MDT

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    <Kalkor>

    : Bob makes a theory to explain a
    : natural phenomenon. Bob's theory
    : is proven incorrect and a BETTER
    : theory is made by Jon. Jon has
    : therefore made "true
    : progress" by coming up with a
    : BETTER theory, and he did so by
    : finding out where Bob went
    : wrong in his theory.

    <Erik>

    I'll agree with you that advancement in knowledge is progress, and that finding holes in theories is one way to create new distinctions and thereby advance knowledge.

    However, nowhere in your argument did Jon find fault with Bob.

    Jon found fault with Bob's theory, perhaps. But not with Bob himself.

    Making people to blame is not where progress/advancement of knowledge is made.

    Advancement of knowledge is only ever made by addressing and correcting other people's theories and information, not by finding fault with a person or group of people. 

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