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Originally Posted by avandonk
And they are quite entitled to form opinions of a few words on a forum somewhere as to a persons worth within their own framework or view of the world.
They are just not valid or real as an analysis of anyone.
With limited understanding it is quite possible to form an erronious opinion with very limited information.
Bert
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I agree totally Bert but it happens. All we have are keyboards and monitors and much of our evolved senses that let us read between the lines are blocked, we are blinded by science so to speak. It is not possible to see an expression or a wry smile to determine the posters intent and thus it is all open to semantics. I would love to see a science board that was open to all discussion so folks could ask questions or state their ideas no matter how silly they may be (try teaching kids). Those with the knowledge should assemble it in such a way as to steer the person in the right direction and everybody wins even if the original poster was trolling, others would learn. If we trully value science then we must work to encourage understanding and free people from ignorance. This can not be done with a sledge hammer , it needs to be done cleverly. Perhaps another board up under the science banner called "Science Class" or similar where people could just ask their questions and have them answered, we have enough expertise around here to do that. Leave the current board for discussion and argument.
Mark