Jeffrey Turner  wrote:

> BTW, is Larry an administrator?  Does that explain his conceit that
> an appeal to authority is valid in scientific discourse?

Larry is conceited only, so far as I can tell, in that he is so damned
often *right* (there Larry, I said it publicly). His appeals to
authorities (plural) are appeals to the standard references in science,
or to current solid research. I don't always agree with him, but I have
to think hard when I don't.

Please let us know how one can do science without citing anyone or using
the results of other people's research. I'm just a philosophy graduate,
so it may turn out interesting...
-- 
John Wilkins
john_SPAM{at}wilkins.id.au   http://www.wilkins.id.au
"Men mark it when they hit, but do not mark it when they miss" 
                                               - Francis Bacon
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